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.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 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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