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!

Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
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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