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!

Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
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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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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