National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 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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