National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 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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