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!

Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 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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