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!

Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 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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