National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 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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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 American history whose newspaper fostered a national conversation on women’s...

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What is the Role of PR in the Fight for Women’s Rights?

This Friday, March 14th at 6:30pm, join us at the National Women's Hall of Fame! You'll hear an insightful discussion on the power of public relations in advancing women’s rights. Led by PR expert Arien Rozelle from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public...

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Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Hall!

📅 Saturday, March 8th, 6:30 PM 📍 The Hall – Now Reopening for the 2025 Season! Join us for a special evening featuring Dr. Antonia Novello, the first woman and first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States (inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in...

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