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!

Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 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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