Known as the “Godmother of Title IX,” Bernice Sandler fought for women’s rights in education.

Corazon “Cory” Aquino went from a shy law school student, to the first female president of the Philippines.

Patsy Mink was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.

Appearing in over sixty movies throughout her career, Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.

Janet Mock became the first transgender woman of color to write and direct an episode of television.

Poet, activist, and musician Joy Harjo became the first Native American United States Poet Laureate in history.

Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel in space.

Mary Edwards Walker is the only US woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor.

Mary Musgrove become a negotiator between English and Native American communities and played an important role in the development of Colonial Georgia.

Canadian Charlotte Monture moved to the US for nursing training and served in the US Army during World War I.

Elizabeth Freeman became the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.

Fearless Wall Street broker Muriel Siebert was known as The First Woman of Finance.

Chef and cookbook author Edna Lewis taught the American public to appreciate southern meals in a new way.

Autherine Lucy was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama

Joyce Chen introduced Chinese food to the American public.

Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American woman pilot.

Sarah Grimké and her sister fought for abolition and women's rights.

Annie Oakley is a famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first American to be canonized as a saint.

Florence Kelley dedicated her life to social reform. She worked to end many social problems, including labor and racial discrimination.