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!

Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
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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