- Hill's father felt that "every girl should grow up with a profession so that she would not be compelled to marry for a home."
- In 1988, Birch Tree Group, Ltd. sold the rights of Happy Birthday to You, along with all its other assets, to Warner Communications for an estimated $25 million. With Auld Lang Syne and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, Happy Birthday to You is among the three most popular songs in the English language. The song is expected to enter public domain upon expiration of copyright in 2030.
- Happy Birthday to You, which she wrote with her sister, Mildred J. Hill, was intended as a classroom greeting. It was first published in 1893 as "Good Morning To All." The lyrics were amended in 1924 to include a stanza beginning "Happy Birthday to You.".
- The Patty Smith Hill Award is presented by the Association for Childhood Education International (Olney, MD) to an ACEI member who has contributed significantly to the betterment of ACEI and children.
- Director of the Department of Kindergarten and First Grade Education, Teacher's College, at Columbia University.
- Introduced the progressive philosophy to kindergarten teaching, stressing the importance of the creativity and natural instincts of children.
- Authored materials about the work of fellow educators Friedrich Froebel, Anna E. Bryan, Susan E. Blow, and Maria Montessori.
- Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill are posthumously inducted into The Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
- Kappa Delta Pi Laureate (1938)
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