http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders Women who became trailblazers in the field of politics and leadership. en Copyright 2013, History.com Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo1 Attorney and former first lady Hillary Clinton has served as U.S. senator and secretary of state, as well as running for president in 2008. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo2 Ronald Reagan appointed O'Connor as the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1981. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo3 Madeline Albright became the first female U.S. secretary of state in 1997. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo4 Smith was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Smith was also the first woman of a major party to be considered for a presidential candidacy. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo5 In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo6 Abzug was a women's rights leader and the first Jewish woman to be elected to Congress. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo7 Pioneering congresswoman Jordan is best known for her keynote address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo8 In 1984, Ferraro became the first woman of a major political party to run for vice president of the United States. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo9 Roosevelt, former first lady of the United States, also served as a United Nations delegate and was an outspoken advocate for civil and women’s rights. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo10 Chisholm was the first African American to be a candidate for a major-party presidential nomination. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo11 Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery and went on to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape north to freedom. She also served as a spy, nurse and scout during the Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo12 Parks famously sparked the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott with her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus. After her death, Parks was the first woman to lay in state at the U.S. Capitol, an honor usually reserved for presidents. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo13 Dole was North Carolina's first female senator, as well as serving as secretary of transportation under President Ronald Reagan and secretary of labor under President George Bush. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo14 Shriver, sister of John F. Kennedy, was a powerful advocate for children's health and was a founder of the Special Olympics. http://www.history.com/photos/women-leaders/photo14