Women in Sports
In the 2019 World Championships, she alone took home five gold medals. The most in a single world championship.
Simone Biles
On July 6, 2022 this pop star and owner of Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty was named Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire at 34
Rihanna
This Top Charting Female has accumulated 125 chart entries on the Hot 100 (including featured credits) and has scored 21 top ten singles in her career. She has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her the best-selling female rapper of all time.
Nicki Minaj
In 1992, she became the first Black woman to travel into space
Mae Jemison
As the 49th U.S. vice president, on January 20th 2021, this woman made history becoming the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to occupy the office.
Kamala Harris
When the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was first founded in 1996,she was the first player to be signed
Anne E. Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur who co-founded and serves as CEO of this popular personal genomics company
23 and Me
Author and activist, this woman has long been in the trenches fighting for LGBTQ rights and made history by becoming the first trans woman of color hired as a writer for a TV series in history for her work on Ryan Murphy’s FX hit “Pose”
Janet Mock
In 1984, she became the first African-American woman to become certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Alexa Canady
In July of 2016, this person became the first woman in history to represent a major party in a United States presidential election.
She took home a Grand Slam title at just 20 years old
Naomi Osaka
Reshma Saujani founded this program, that some of you may have attended as a part of after school or summer programs to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.
Girls Who Code
This woman holds the all time record for Grammy wins, receiving 32 awards throughout her famed career.
Beyonce
In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded her the National Medal of Science, the highest honor to individuals who made contributions to scientific fields.
Dr. Shirley Jackson
The youngest woman and youngest Latina to ever serve in the United States Congress, Representing New York (14th District).
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
This Japanese American woman is a two-time Olympic Gold Medal ice skating champion, a two-time singles World Champion, and a two-time pairs National Champion.
Kristi Yamaguchi
Donna Chen's macaron business in White Center - West Seattle where you can find her unique, Asian-inspired flavors!
Macadons
First woman to do a Super Bowl halftime solo performance.
Diana Ross
In 1988, she received a patent for the Laserphaco Probe, becoming the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent.
Dr. Patricia Bath
The second female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)
She is the UFC first Mexican Woman's champion
Alexa Grasso
Founded in 2014 by CEO Monique Rodriguez, this hair care brand is a popular Black-founded, woman-led global beauty brand that is rooted in natural ingredients
Mielle Organics
The first openly queer woman of color to win the academy award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance in West Side Story.
Adriana DeBose
She was a chemist, who developed the first successful treatment for Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy.
Alice Ball
The first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the first woman in American history to lead a major political party in Congress.
Nancy Pelosi