National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee

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Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

The Hall is excited to invite visitors to meet author Sara Catterall this Friday 3/28! Her book about 1995 Hall Inductee Amelia Bloomer is "a fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in...

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Lace Up for a Cause: Join the 2025 Right to Run 5k/19k!

Exciting news: The 2025 Right to Run 5k/19k is happening May 10th in Seneca Falls, and you can also participate virtually through May 31st – from anywhere in the U.S.! 👉 Sign up for the race today This year, we’re thrilled to announce that the race will start and...

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Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

The Hall is excited to invite visitors to meet author Sara Catterall this Friday 3/28! Her book about 1995 Hall Inductee Amelia Bloomer is "a fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in American history whose newspaper fostered a national conversation on women’s...

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