37 Women Who Were First
37 powerful women who were the first
By Bubbz647
Published 8 years ago in Wow
37 powerful women who were the first
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Gabby Douglas - First American Gymnast To Win Solo And Team All-Around Gold Medals At One Olympics
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Alice Waters - First Woman To Win The James Beard Award For Outstanding Chef
3
Rita Moreno - First Latina To Win An Emmy, A Grammy, An Oscar And A Tony
4
Nikki Haley - First Indian-American Woman To Be Elected Governor
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Mazie Hirono - First Asian-American Woman To Be Elected To The U.S. Senate
6
Carla Hayden - First Woman And First African American To Be Librarian Of Congress
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Cindy Sherman - First Woman To Break $1 Million In A Photography Sale
8
Katharine Jefferts Schori - First Woman To Be Elected Presiding Bishop Of The Episcopal Church
9
Serena Williams - First Tennis Player To Win 23 Grand Slam Singles Titles In The Open Era
10
Hillary Clinton - First Woman To Win A Major Party’s Nomination For President
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Elizabeth Blackburn - First Woman To Become President Of The Salk Institute
12
Oprah Winfrey - First Woman To Own And Produce Her Own Talk Show
13
Ellen Degeneres - First Person To Star As An Openly Gay Character On Prime-Time Tv
14
Geisha Williams - First Latina CEO Of A Fortune 500 Company
15
Eileen Collins - First Woman To Command A Space Shuttle
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Sylvia Earle - First Woman To Become Chief Scientist Of The U.S. National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
17
Aretha Franklin - First Woman To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
18
Ann Dunwoody - First Woman To Rise To Four-Star General In The U.S. Military
19
Mae Jemison - First Woman Of Color In Space
20
Melinda Gates - First Woman To Give Away More Than $40 Billion
21
Sheryl Sandberg - First Woman To Become A Social-Media Billionaire
22
Nancy Pelosi - First Woman To Become Speaker Of The U.S. House Of Representatives
23
Mary Barra - First Woman To Become CEO Of A Major Car Company
24
Janet Yellen - First Woman To Chair The Federal Reserve
25
Patricia Bath - First Person To Invent And Demonstrate Laserphaco Cataract Surgery
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Barbara Walters - First Woman To Co-Anchor A Network Evening News Program
27
Michelle Phan - First Woman To Build A $500 Million Company From A Web Series
28
Lori Robinson - First Woman To Lead A Top-Tier U.S. Combat Command
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Maya Lin - First Woman To Design A Memorial On The National Mall
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Kathryn Smith - First Woman To Become A Full-Time Coach In The Nfl
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson - First Woman To Solo-Direct A Major Hollywood Animated Feature
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Shonda Rhimes - First Woman To Create Three Hit Shows With More Than 100 Episodes Each
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Candis Cayne - First Transgender Woman With A Major Role On Prime-Time Tv
34
Kathryn Sullivan - First American Woman To Walk In Space
35
Mo'ne Davis - First Girl To Pitch A Shutout And Win A Game In A Little League World Series
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Madeleine Albright - First Woman To Become U.S. Secretary Of State
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Danica Patrick - First Woman To Lead In The Indianapolis 500 And The Daytona 500
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