Women's Firsts
The first woman in space in 1963
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
The first Asian NBA player
Who is Miyoshi Umeki?
The first African American millionaire
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
The first Native American doctor
Who is Susan La Flesche Picotte?
The first occurring gay character in 1972
Who is Peter Panama played by Vincent Schiavelli?
The first woman to win a Physics Nobel Prize in 1903
Who is Marie Curie?
The first Asian American Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
The first African American baseball player
Who is Moses Fleetwood Walker?
The first Native American in space
Who is John Herrington?
The first openly gay person elected into office
Who is Kathy Kozachenko?
The first woman NFL referee official
Who is Sarah Thomas?
The first Asian American to go to space in 1985
Who is Ellison Shoji Onizuka?
The first African American woman in space
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
The first Native American Vice President of the United States
Who is Charles Curtis?
The first celebrity to come out of the closet
Who is Billy Haines?
The first woman to run in the Boston Marathon in 1967
Who is Katherine Switzer?
The first Japanese American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting actress in 1957
Who is Miyoshi Umeki?
The first African American doctor
Who is James Durham?
The first Native American reservation
What is Brotherton Indian Reservation?
The first gay man to win an Oscar in 1982
Who is John Gielund?
The first woman to wear pants
Who is Elizabeth Smith Miller?
The first Chinese American to become a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1944
Who is Edward Bing Kan?
The first African American to host a T.V. show
Who is Nat King Cole?
The first Native American on a stamp
Who is Pocahontas?
The year the first LGBTQ kiss happened on television
What is 1991?