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!

Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 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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