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 Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 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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