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!

Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
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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News & Events

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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