National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 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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