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.

Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 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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