National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 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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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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