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.

Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
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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2017 Inductee Interviews

WXXI News, Aimee Mullins One of the women soon to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame has been breaking through barriers her entire life. "I can do anything if I set my mind to it,...

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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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