National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee

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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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