National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee

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Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

The Hall is excited to invite visitors to meet author Sara Catterall this Friday 3/28! Her book about 1995 Hall Inductee Amelia Bloomer is "a fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in...

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News & Events

Lace Up for a Cause: Join the 2025 Right to Run 5k/19k!

Exciting news: The 2025 Right to Run 5k/19k is happening May 10th in Seneca Falls, and you can also participate virtually through May 31st – from anywhere in the U.S.! 👉 Sign up for the race today This year, we’re thrilled to announce that the race will start and...

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