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!

Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 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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