National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
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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