National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 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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