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.

Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 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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