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.

Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
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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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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