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
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 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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