National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee

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Latest Updates

Hall Mourns Bernice “Bunny” Sandler

Bernice Resnick Sandler Dr. Bernice “Bunny” Sandler, the “Godmother of Title IX,” died peacefully at her home in Washington, DC, on Saturday January 5, 2019. She was 90. A high-spirited and highly...

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2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets

By National Trust for Historic Preservation on Oct. 29, 2018 In 2018, the National Trust, American Express, and Main Street America headed back to Main Street for our annual Partners in Preservation...

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Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.

Your donation to the National Women’s Hall of Fame helps preserve and share the legacies of American women whose courage, vision, and leadership have transformed our history. From groundbreaking exhibits to educational programs that empower future generations, your gift fuels our mission to honor the past and light the way forward.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

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News & Events

Children’s Learning Activities

Families come from all over the country to spend their day learning about the female leaders at the National Women's Hall of Fame. To ensure that the learning about these great women continues, we are providing online activities for families, students, and educators....

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Fall Street Location is Closed

We will reopen at 1 Canal St in early summer of 2020. Check back for details or follow us on social media. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space!

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Our current location is closing!

Thank you to all who helped make Induction 2019 a success! We are pleased to announce that National Women’s Hall of Fame will be closing our current location at the end of October. We will reopen at 1 Canal St in spring of 2020. Check back for details or follow us on...

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Ginny Ryan: The Keeper of the Flame

A third grade assignment to tell the story of someone else’s life was all it took to hook Ginny Ryan on reporting. At Cardinal Mooney High School and at Buffalo State College, she wrote for the school papers and worked at the campus radio and television stations,...

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Welcome our newest 2019 Inductee Diane von Furstenberg!

Icon of Fashion Design and Philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion designer, philanthropist, and Founder and Chairman of the company that bears her name. In 1974, she debuted her iconic wrap dress, which became a symbol of power and independence for women...

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