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Women Leaders (15)

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sandra day o'connor, ronald reagan, first female justice of the supreme court, 1981, women leaders, women's history
madeline albright, first female u.s. secretary of state, 1997, women leaders, women's history
margaret chase smith, u.s. senate, house of representatives, first woman to be considered for a presidential candidacy, women leaders, women's history
2007, nancy pelosi, the first female speaker of the house, women leaders, women's history
bella abzug, women's rights leader, the first jewish woman to be elected to congress, women leaders, women's history
barbara jordan, congresswoman, 1976 democratic national convention, keynote address, women leaders, women's history
1984, geraldine ferraro, first woman to run for vice president of the united states, women leaders, women's history
eleanor roosevelt, first lady of the united states, united nations delegate, civil rights advocate, women's rights advocate, women leaders, women's history
shirley chisholm, first african american candidate for a major-party presidential nomination, women leaders, women's history
harriet tubman, slavery, the underground railroad, spy, nurse, scout, the civil war, women leaders, women's history
rosa parks, montgomery bus boycott, 1955, 1956, first woman to lay in state at the u.s. capitol, women leaders, women's history
elizabeth dole, north carolina, first female senator, secretary of transportation, president ronald reagan, secretary of labor, president george bush, women leaders, women's history
eunice shriver, john f. kennedy, children's health advocate, founder of the special olympics, women leaders, women's history
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Chisholm was the first African American to be a candidate for a major-party presidential nomination.

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  • sandra day o'connor, ronald reagan, first female justice of the supreme court, 1981, women leaders, women's history
  • madeline albright, first female u.s. secretary of state, 1997, women leaders, women's history
  • margaret chase smith, u.s. senate, house of representatives, first woman to be considered for a presidential candidacy, women leaders, women's history
  • 2007, nancy pelosi, the first female speaker of the house, women leaders, women's history
  • bella abzug, women's rights leader, the first jewish woman to be elected to congress, women leaders, women's history
  • barbara jordan, congresswoman, 1976 democratic national convention, keynote address, women leaders, women's history
  • 1984, geraldine ferraro, first woman to run for vice president of the united states, women leaders, women's history
  • eleanor roosevelt, first lady of the united states, united nations delegate, civil rights advocate, women's rights advocate, women leaders, women's history
  • shirley chisholm, first african american candidate for a major-party presidential nomination, women leaders, women's history
  • harriet tubman, slavery, the underground railroad, spy, nurse, scout, the civil war, women leaders, women's history
  • rosa parks, montgomery bus boycott, 1955, 1956, first woman to lay in state at the u.s. capitol, women leaders, women's history
  • elizabeth dole, north carolina, first female senator, secretary of transportation, president ronald reagan, secretary of labor, president george bush, women leaders, women's history
  • eunice shriver, john f. kennedy, children's health advocate, founder of the special olympics, women leaders, women's history

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  • mia hamm, women's soccer, women's soccer player, world championships, olympic medals, 2004, leading scorer in soccer, 158 goals, international competition, women in sports, women's history

    Women in Sports
  • rosalyn yalow, nuclear physicist, hormones, 1977, nobel prize for medicine, women in science, women's history

    Women in Science
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sandra day o'connor, ronald reagan, first female justice of the supreme court, 1981, women leaders, women's history
madeline albright, first female u.s. secretary of state, 1997, women leaders, women's history
margaret chase smith, u.s. senate, house of representatives, first woman to be considered for a presidential candidacy, women leaders, women's history
2007, nancy pelosi, the first female speaker of the house, women leaders, women's history
bella abzug, women's rights leader, the first jewish woman to be elected to congress, women leaders, women's history
barbara jordan, congresswoman, 1976 democratic national convention, keynote address, women leaders, women's history
1984, geraldine ferraro, first woman to run for vice president of the united states, women leaders, women's history
eleanor roosevelt, first lady of the united states, united nations delegate, civil rights advocate, women's rights advocate, women leaders, women's history
shirley chisholm, first african american candidate for a major-party presidential nomination, women leaders, women's history
harriet tubman, slavery, the underground railroad, spy, nurse, scout, the civil war, women leaders, women's history
rosa parks, montgomery bus boycott, 1955, 1956, first woman to lay in state at the u.s. capitol, women leaders, women's history
elizabeth dole, north carolina, first female senator, secretary of transportation, president ronald reagan, secretary of labor, president george bush, women leaders, women's history
eunice shriver, john f. kennedy, children's health advocate, founder of the special olympics, women leaders, women's history
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Ronald Reagan appointed O'Connor as the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1981.

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