National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee

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News & Events

Take Part in Convention Days Weekend

Each year, the Town of Seneca Falls comes alive in celebration of the anniversary of the the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. This year is a special one as our nation commemorates both the 175th anniversary of the convention as well as the 100th anniversary of the...

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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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