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!

Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 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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