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!

Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 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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