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!

Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 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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