National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee

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Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

The Hall is excited to invite visitors to meet author Sara Catterall this Friday 3/28! Her book about 1995 Hall Inductee Amelia Bloomer is "a fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in...

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News & Events

Lace Up for a Cause: Join the 2025 Right to Run 5k/19k!

Exciting news: The 2025 Right to Run 5k/19k is happening May 10th in Seneca Falls, and you can also participate virtually through May 31st – from anywhere in the U.S.! 👉 Sign up for the race today This year, we’re thrilled to announce that the race will start and...

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Celebrate 1995 Inductee, Amelia Bloomer

The Hall is excited to invite visitors to meet author Sara Catterall this Friday 3/28! Her book about 1995 Hall Inductee Amelia Bloomer is "a fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in American history whose newspaper fostered a national conversation on women’s...

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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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