National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 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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Embracing curiosity, facing the world

By Betty Bayer special to the Finger Lakes Times August’s summer light is giving way to September’s fall equinox in the Finger Lakes. It’s a great time to turn attention to all the things that make...

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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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