American politician. She is the most senior of the 12 black women currently serving in the US Congress. (Hint: "Reclaiming my time")
First woman to become the executive director of the NBA.
she is an engineer, physician, and NASA astronaut; the first African American woman to travel into space
She has held the spot of #1 tennis player for 309 weeks, which ranks her 3rd in the open era among female tennis players
She is the first African American woman to win the US Directing Award and the first black woman to direct a live action film with a budget of $100 million. She is also the first black woman to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 1992, she became the first woman to play in an NHL game.
Who is Manon Rheaume?
She is the first black actress to win in the category of outstanding lead actress in a drama series.