National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 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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