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!

Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 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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