National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 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

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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