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.

Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 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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