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!

Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 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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