National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 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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Letter from the ED: Uplifting Women’s Voices

This isn’t the start to the “In Her Words” message I intended to write. This week marks my one year anniversary with the National Women’s Hall of Fame and my first draft began with a reflection from...

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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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