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!

Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
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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