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!

Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 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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