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!

Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 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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