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.

Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 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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