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.

Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 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

Giving Tuesday Now Contest

Hey kids—have you ever thought about which one of our Inductees inspires you the most? It's so hard to choose just one! We would like you to write an essay or draw a picture of an Inductee who inspires you and describe why she is inspiring. To participate, use one of...

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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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