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!

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 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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