National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 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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