National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 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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