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!

Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 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

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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