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Opha May Johnson was the first woman to enlist in the United States Marines. [69] Myrtle Hazard was the first uniformed woman to serve in the United States Coast Guard. [70] [71] Sara Teasdale was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (for her collection Love Songs) [72]
In most years, the most admired man was the incumbent president of the United States, and the most admired woman was the first lady. [4] The incumbent president was the most admired man in 58 of the 72 years in which the poll was conducted. [1] Dwight D. Eisenhower and Barack Obama have each been the most admired man 12 times. [5]
[24] [25] As a major party nominee, Clinton became the first woman to participate in a presidential debate and the first to carry a state in a general election. Clinton became the first woman to win the national popular vote, receiving nearly 66 million ballots to Donald Trump's 63 million, but lost the electoral college and thus the presidency ...
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi: How America's most powerful women look to make history again Sarah D. Wire, Michael Collins and Susan Page, USA TODAY Updated August 18, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Madalyn Murray O'Hair (née Mays; April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) [1] was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state.In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her.