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!

Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 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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