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!

Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 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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