Naval History
In this year, the Navy Nurse Corps was established and led by Esther Hasson.
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1908
In 1849, she graduated first in her class from Geneva Medical College, becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree.
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Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
This Native American Woman guided Lewis and Clark.
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Sacajawea
Who was known as LA's Madam in the late 1980's?
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Heidi Fleiss
This famous female athlete was ranked number 1 for 319 straight weeks by the Women's Tennis Association.
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Serena Williams
Becoming the first deafblind person to earn a degree, this woman would go on to tour the United States to advocate as an educator on the behalf of those with disabilities. Her life was chronicled in “The Miracle Worker”.
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Hellen Keller
In 1948 this Act allowed women to serve in the Peacetime Military with restrictions.
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The Women's Armed Services Integration Act
The founder of the American Red Cross, she dedicated her life to aiding wounded soldiers, providing aid for those affected by natural disasters, as well as establishing the First Aid Association of America.
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Clara Barton
Golda Meir was the first Woman Prime Minister of this country.
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Israel
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Frida Kahlo
Jen Welter became the first female coach of this National League.
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The NFL
While not an educator herself, she was the first person of color to attend a segregated school, opening the floodgates for general desegregation in the United States.
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Ruby Bridges
In 1978, Navy Nurse Joan C. Bynum was the first Black Female promoted to this Navy rank?
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Captain
After battling an opioid addiction herself, this former First Lady established a first of its kind clinic aimed to help women battle alcohol and drug dependency.
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Betty Ford
In 1851, this woman's speech "Ain't I A Woman" was given at the Women's Right Convention in Akron Ohio.
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Sojourner Truth
This woman was voted as the first female Vice President of the United States of America.
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Kamala Harris
During this year, Women were first entered in the Olympics.
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The 1900
Having taught at Wake Forest University for over 30 years, this American Poet was well known mostly for her autobiographies, the first of which was titled “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.
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Dr. Maya Angelou
In 2020, Ray Mabus announced Females can now be stationed on these Naval Platforms?
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Submarines
The second woman, and first African-American, to hold the office of Surgeon General.
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Dr. Jocelyn Elders
In September 1928, she was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
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Amelia Earhart
On June 16, 1963 this first woman in space flew aboard the Vostok 6.
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Valentina Tereshkova
This American Woman was the first in the last 23 years to win three All-Round National Titles in gymnastics.
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Simone Biles
After being attacked by the Taliban, she elected to use her circumstance of being a targeted woman in Pakistan to her advantage, becoming a world-renowned Oxford graduate who would go on to advocated for women’s rights.
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Malala Yousafzai
In 2021, This female Capt. Became the first female CO of an Aircraft Carrier.
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Capt. Amy Baueknschmidt
This scientist’s work with radioactive materials directly benefited the development of x-ray technology, allowing for a new techniques to be used in modern medicine.
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Marie Curie
This woman was The Conductor of the Underground Railroad.
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Harriet Tubman
Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by President Reagan making her its first woman justice in the year 1981?
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Sandra Day O'Connor
This American Distance Swimmer became the first person to complete a swim from Cuba to Florida, without the protection of a shark cage.
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Diana Nyad
Colloquially known as the “female Booker T. Washington”, she was appointed as a national adviser to FDR where she helped create the Black Cabinet. The founder of several African-American councils as well as a private school for African-Americans students in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune