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  • Portrait of Lena Waithe, photographed in New York, March 14, 2018.
    Jun 1, 2018

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    First black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

  • Portrait of Chairwoman Janet Yellen, photographed on the Federal Reserve's cafetria terrace, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Janet Yellen (7 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to chair the Federal Reserve

  • Portrait of General Lori Robinson, photographed at the Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, September 7, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Lori Robinson (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to lead a top-tier U.S. Combat Command

  • Portrait of Cindy Sherman, photographed in her studio loft in the Greenwich Village, NYC, on February 15, 2017.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Cindy Sherman (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to break $1 million in a photography sale

  • Portrait of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, photographed at The Capitol in Washington, DC, Sept. 22, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Nancy Pelosi (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

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  • Portrait of Barbara Walters, photographed at her home in New York City’s Upper East Side, September 14, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Barbara Walters (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to co-anchor a network evening news program

  • Portrait of Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Kathryn Sullivan (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First American woman to walk in space

  • Portrait of Ellen DeGeneres, photographed at Warner Bros Studios, CA, on February 9, 2017.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Ellen DeGeneres (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First person to star as an openly gay character on prime-time TV

  • Portrait of Ava DuVernay, photographed at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Ava DuVernay (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First black woman to direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar

  • Sep 7, 2017

    Nikki Haley (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First Indian-American woman to be elected governor

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  • Portrait of Oprah Winfrey, photographed at the OWN Office in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, October 17, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Oprah Winfrey (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to own and produce her own talk show

  • Portrait of Serena Williams, photographed at the John V. Lindsay East River Park Tennis Courts, New York City, Sept. 13, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Serena Williams (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the open era

  • Portrait of Mary Barra, photographed on the roof of the General Motors offices in Detroit, MI, August 17, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Mary Barra (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to become CEO of a major car company

  • Portrait of Alice Waters, photographed at the Edible Schoolyard in P.S. 216 in New York City, November 7, 2016.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Alice Waters (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to win the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef

  • Portrait of Sheryl Sandberg, photographed at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2017.
    Sep 7, 2017

    Sheryl Sandberg (6 Sep 2017)-2

    First woman to become a social-media billionaire

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