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!

Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee

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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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