National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 0
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee

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Letter from the ED: Taking Time to Absorb Hope

Margaret Sánchez turned off her TV for two days following the National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. She wanted time to “absorb the hope.”    I can’t imagine a higher compliment for the...

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News & Events

Take Part in Convention Days Weekend

Each year, the Town of Seneca Falls comes alive in celebration of the anniversary of the the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. This year is a special one as our nation commemorates both the 175th anniversary of the convention as well as the 100th anniversary of the...

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Join the 175th Anniversary Relay!

2023 marks the 175th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY. To celebrate, the National Women's Hall of Fame is partnering with six organizations in in the area to host a 175 mile relay connecting important historical locations!...

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In Her Words: My Mother’s Story Is My Story

Our staff regularly hears from people who learn about the achievements of one of our Inductees and exclaim, “How did I not know about this person before now?”  Of course, we know the answer.  Women have been left out of the history books. Their contributions were not...

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