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!

Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 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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