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!

Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 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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