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!

Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 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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