National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee

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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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