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.

St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
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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