American women's history has been full of pioneers: Women who fought for their rights, worked hard to be treated equally and made great strides in fields like science, politics, sports, literature and art. These are just a few of the remarkable accomplishments that historians not to mention people across the United States celebrate. What "Famous Firsts" will American women achieve next? (Adopted From www.history.com)
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- First women's-rights convention meets in Seneca Falls, New York, 1848
- Wyoming Territory is first to grant women the vote, 1869
- Californian Julia Morgan is first woman admitted to the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris, 1898
- Edith Wharton is the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, 1921
- Activist Alice Paul proposes the Equal Rights Amendment for the first time, 1923
- Amelia Earhart is the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane, 1928
- Frances Perkins becomes the first female member of a Presidential cabinet, 1933
- The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League becomes the first professional baseball league for female players, 1943
- The FDA announces its approval of "The Pill," the first birth-control drug, 1960Janet Guthrie is the first woman to drive in the Indy 500, 1977
- President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court, 1981
- Joan Benoit wins the first women's Olympic Marathon, 1984
- Manon Rheaume is the first woman to play in an NHL game, 1992
- Madeleine Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State, 1997
- Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director, 2010
