Weird History The Coolest Female Firsts in History
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Did you know the first person to win an Emmy Award was a lady?! That's right. Lots of famous women in history have achieved important female firsts, paving the way for generations of women to come. Women's history is full of awesome females who accomplished great things, and were the first woman to do so. This list of notable female firsts is full of important women in history and the modern era who have set their sights on things only men had previously accomplished.
Who was the first female to dunk or become the first female NFL official? How about the first female to conduct a symphony orchestra? Great women in history are a varied and talented bunch, making headlines for things like being the first woman to argue before the US Supreme Court and even to serve as the first female justice on the Supreme Court. These female icons inspire young women everywhere and have opened doors for many.
From female firsts in American history, world history, and more recently the 21st Century, amazing women all over the globe (and even in space!) are making great strides. Which women do you think accomplished the coolest female firsts? Cast your votes below and learn all about these awesome ladies who weren't afraid of being first.
Marie Curie
1903 - First Female Nobel Prize Winner
Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, and was part of the ...more
Age: Died at 67 (1867-1934)
Birthplace: Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
Profession: Physicist, Chemist, Scientist
Also Ranked
#53 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#28 on The Most Influential People of All Time
#14 on Historical Figures You Most Want to Bring Back from the Dead
#13 on The Greatest Minds of All Time
Amelia Earhart
1928 - First Female to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was ...more
Birthplace: Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Profession: Pilot, Writer
Also Ranked
#79 on Famous Role Models We'd Like to Meet In Person
#7 on The Most Inspiring (Non-Hollywood) Female Role Models
#12 on The Greatest Pilot Characters in Film
Valentina Tereshkova
1963 - First Female in Space
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was only honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and ...more
Age: 81
Birthplace: Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Russia
Profession: Pilot, Politician, Astronaut
Also Ranked
#3 on The Most Inspiring (Non-Hollywood) Female Role Models
Elizabeth Blackwell
1849 - First Female Doctor in the United States
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school, a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine in the United States, and a social and ...more
Age: Died at 89 (1821-1910)
Birthplace: Bristol, United Kingdom
Profession: Physician
