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.

Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 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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