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.

Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
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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