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 Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 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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