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.

Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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