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!

Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 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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