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!

Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: 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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