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!

Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 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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