National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 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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