National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 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

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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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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