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!

Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 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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