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.

Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 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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