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!

Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee

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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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