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.

Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 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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