Dr. Marjolein Kriek, First Woman to Have Her DNA Sequence Determined
Celebrating two firsts in May, Dutch clinical geneticist Dr. Marjolein Kriek, 34, of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) in the Netherlands, became the first woman and the first European to have...
View ArticleColonel Stephanie Dawson, First Woman to Lead the Harlem Hellfighters
On November 16, 2008, Col. Stephanie Dawson was named commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, a National Guard unit renowned for its remarkable service during...
View ArticlePamela Jelimo, First Kenyan Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal
Pamela Jelimo became the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic track and field gold medal with her 800-meter win (in the time of 1:54.87) in Beijing.
View ArticleBeverly Perdue, First Female Governor of North Carolina
In November 2008, Beverly Perdue was elected the first female governor of North Carolina proving that, in her own words, she was "gutsy enough to make it all happen.”
View ArticleBrittany Catanzaro, First Female Ferry Captain for New York Waterway and Hero...
Brittany Cantazaro is NY Waterway’s first female ferry captain and helped rescue passengers on the US Airways flight that crashed in the Hudson River.
View ArticleJeanne Shaheen, First Woman Elected to the US Senate From NH
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire’s first female governor, became the state’s first female senator in November of 2008, beating Republican incumbent John Sununu by 7 percent.
View ArticlePeggy Whitson, First Woman to Command the International Space Station
On April 19, 2008, Peggy Whitson completed a tour as the first female commander of the International Space Station. A veteran NASA astronaut, Whitson oversaw the station’s first expansion in six years.
View ArticleSarah Palin, First Woman to Be the Republican Candidate for Vice President
In 2008, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska became the first Republican woman in U.S. history to be nominated for vice president.
View ArticleHillary Rodham Clinton, First Woman to Be a Presidential Candidate in Every...
In 2008, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman to hold a spot as a presidential candidate in every primary and caucus in every state, and the first woman to win a presidential primary.
View ArticleCammi Granato, First Woman to Be Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Cammi Granato was America’s first female hockey star, starring on the U.S. national team for 15 years and leading the team to gold in the 1998 Olympics, a victory that inspired girls in all parts of...
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