National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 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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