National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

We look forward to welcoming visitors and are planning more stories, exhibits, and moments worth celebrating.

Thank you for being part of our community!

 

Groups welcome!

Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Sandy Stone
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee

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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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