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.

Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee

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Induction Weekend Experience

By Pam Sherman When we moved to Rochester 15 years ago, my husband told me about this amazing event that takes place every two years in Seneca Falls. The National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction...

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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

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 effective advocate for women’s equality for more than 50 years, Dr....

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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 campaignwith a focus on sites that celebrate the fight for equality....

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