National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee

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News & Events

Take Part in Convention Days Weekend

Each year, the Town of Seneca Falls comes alive in celebration of the anniversary of the the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. This year is a special one as our nation commemorates both the 175th anniversary of the convention as well as the 100th anniversary of the...

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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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