National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Friday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday through Thursday)

 

We look forward to welcoming visitors and are planning more stories, exhibits, and moments worth celebrating.

Thank you for being part of our community! 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee

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The Hall is Open During the Shutdown

Dear visitors, During the government shutdown, the Hall remains open and welcoming to visitors coming to Seneca Falls. Our doors — and our hearts — remain open to all who seek inspiration from the women who shaped our past and continue to shape our future. Come...

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