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!

Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 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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