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!

Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 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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