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.

Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
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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2017 Inductee Interviews

WXXI News, Aimee Mullins One of the women soon to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame has been breaking through barriers her entire life. "I can do anything if I set my mind to it,...

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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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