National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Friday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday through Thursday)

 

We look forward to welcoming visitors and are planning more stories, exhibits, and moments worth celebrating.

Thank you for being part of our community! 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee

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The Hall is Open During the Shutdown

Dear visitors, During the government shutdown, the Hall remains open and welcoming to visitors coming to Seneca Falls. Our doors — and our hearts — remain open to all who seek inspiration from the women who shaped our past and continue to shape our future. Come...

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