National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Please note the Hall will be closed from December 22nd, 2025 – January 2nd, 2026 for the holidays.

We look forward to welcoming visitors back in 2026 with more stories, exhibits, and moments worth celebrating. Thank you for being part of our community – we wish you a warm and joyful holiday season! 

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 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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