National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 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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