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!

Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 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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