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!

Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee

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News & Events

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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