List of American women's firsts


This is a list of American women's firsts, noting the first time that an American woman or women achieved a given historical feat. Inclusion on the list is reserved for achievements by American women that have significant historical impact.

17th century

18th century

19th century: [|1800s] • [|1810s] • [|1820s] • [|1830s] • [|1840s] • [|1850s] • [|1860s] • [|1870s] • [|1880s] • [|1890s]

20th century: [|1900s] • [|1910s] • [|1920s] • [|1930s] • [|1940s] • [|1950s] • [|1960s] • [|1970s] • [|1980s] • [|1990s]

21st century: [|2000s] • [|2010s]

See also

References

17th century

1800s

1900s

was the first American woman to become an astronaut.

2000s

in 2002, also becoming the first two-star mother and the in Augusta, Georgia.