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!

Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 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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