37 Women Who Were First
37 powerful women who were the first
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Maya Lin - First Woman To Design A Memorial On The National Mall -
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Sheryl Sandberg - First Woman To Become A Social-Media Billionaire -
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Nancy Pelosi - First Woman To Become Speaker Of The U.S. House Of Representatives -
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Mary Barra - First Woman To Become CEO Of A Major Car Company -
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Janet Yellen - First Woman To Chair The Federal Reserve -
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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 -
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Michelle Phan - First Woman To Build A $500 Million Company From A Web Series -
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Lori Robinson - First Woman To Lead A Top-Tier U.S. Combat Command -
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Melinda Gates - First Woman To Give Away More Than $40 Billion -
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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 -
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Kathryn Sullivan - First American Woman To Walk In Space -
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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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Elizabeth Blackburn - First Woman To Become President Of The Salk Institute -
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Alice Waters - First Woman To Win The James Beard Award For Outstanding Chef -
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Rita Moreno - First Latina To Win An Emmy, A Grammy, An Oscar And A Tony -
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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 -
24.
Carla Hayden - First Woman And First African American To Be Librarian Of Congress -
25.
Cindy Sherman - First Woman To Break $1 Million In A Photography Sale -
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Katharine Jefferts Schori - First Woman To Be Elected Presiding Bishop Of The Episcopal Church -
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Serena Williams - First Tennis Player To Win 23 Grand Slam Singles Titles In The Open Era -
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Hillary Clinton - First Woman To Win A Major Party’s Nomination For President -
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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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Oprah Winfrey - First Woman To Own And Produce Her Own Talk Show -
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Ellen Degeneres - First Person To Star As An Openly Gay Character On Prime-Time Tv -
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Geisha Williams - First Latina CEO Of A Fortune 500 Company -
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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 -
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Aretha Franklin - First Woman To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame -
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Ann Dunwoody - First Woman To Rise To Four-Star General In The U.S. Military -
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Mae Jemison - First Woman Of Color In Space
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