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It is the world’s largest organization that advocates for women in engineering and technology.
What is the Society of Women Engineers?
In 1987, she became the first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
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She has won a total of 56 Grand Slam tennis competition events and 9 Wimbledon women's singles titles.
Who is Martina Navratilova?
She became the first female Secretary of State of the United States, appointed by President Clinton in 1997.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
In 1996, she made history as the first female to serve as Deputy District Commander of the Nashville District.
Who is MAJ Robin L. Hagerty?
She was NASA's first Black female engineer.
Who is Mary Winston Jackson?
Let's go to the Oscars. She was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress (1929).
Who is Janet Gaynor?
In December 2020, she became the first woman to act as head coach during an NBA regular season game when Gregg Popovich was ejected in the first half of that game.
Who is Becky Hammon?
The first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress and was a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus?
Who is Patsy Mink?
She was selected at Center Hill in 1994 as the District's first ever female Power Plant Superintendent.
Who is Olga Beddingfield?
She was the brilliant mathematician widely regarded as the very first computer programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
In 1984, she became the first woman ever to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Director. She also starred in the film, playing a woman pretending to be a man.
Who is Barbara Streisand?
She won the best All-around title in the gymnastics championship making her the first African American to claim this title.
Who is Simone Biles?
She became the first woman vice-president candidate on a major political party ticket when selected in 1984.
Who is Geraldine Ferraro?
In July 2017, she succeeded Mike Wilson, becoming Nashville District's first female Deputy District Engineer.
Who is Patricia "Patty" Coffey?
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Known as the “Lady with the Lamp” for her heroic nursing in the Crimean War, she was also known for presenting statistical data in graphic form.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
In 2012, this actress was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest–paid actress. She won the award for best actress at the Golden Globes for her performance in the blockbuster hit The Blind Side.
Who is Sandra Bullock?
In 1949, she became the first female driver in NASCAR history.
Who is Sara Christian?
In 1981, she became the first woman nominated on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O’Conner?
She retired from Cheatham Lock in 2013, but leaves a legacy as the first female Lockmaster in the District.
Who is Billie Boyd?
In 1983, she became the first American woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
One of this author/poet/actress's famous quotes is: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel."
Who is Maya Angelou?
She broke barriers officiating college football before becoming the NFL's first full-time referee in 2015, and in 2021, was the first woman to referee a Super Bowl?
Who is Sarah Thomas?
The United States delegate to the United Nations who championed and won approval of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Only the second permanently appointed EEO Officer in the District, she made history with her selection in May 1995 as the first woman in this role.
Who is Marva Strong Morris?