National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 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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Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

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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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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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