National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee

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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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