National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 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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