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!

Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 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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