National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 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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