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!

Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 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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