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.

Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 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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