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.

Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
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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News & Events

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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What is the Role of PR in the Fight for Women’s Rights?

This Friday, March 14th at 6:30pm, join us at the National Women's Hall of Fame! You'll hear an insightful discussion on the power of public relations in advancing women’s rights. Led by PR expert Arien Rozelle from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public...

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Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Hall!

📅 Saturday, March 8th, 6:30 PM 📍 The Hall – Now Reopening for the 2025 Season! Join us for a special evening featuring Dr. Antonia Novello, the first woman and first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States (inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in...

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