As the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984, she was the first woman nominated for that national office by a major political party.
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She became the female Secretary of State, in 1996. Albright currently serves as the chair of Albright Stonebridge Group and as a professor…
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Tereshkova was the first woman to go to space, in 1963. She is now a retired cosmonaut, engineer, and politician with numerous awards…
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Rudolph was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics. Read her dramatic autobiography about how…
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The first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Maathai was beaten and jailed as a leader of Kenya's democracy…
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Guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the Daytona 500 in 1976 and the Indianapolis 500 in 1977.…
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She served as the first woman U.S. Attorney General from 1993 to 2001. Reno held the position for eight years during the Clinton presidency.
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Nancy Pelosi serves as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 12th congressional district.…
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