10 Women Who Shattered Glass CeilingsAs the first female presidential nominee from a major political party in the United States, Hillary Clinton joins these other power players.
ByCarly Okyle•
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In securing the Democratic presidential nomination this week, Hillary Clinton made history, becoming the first women to ever achieve that feat in the United States. It is the latest in a long line of watershed moments for women. It now seems appropriate to take some time to acknowledge a few of the other fearless females who broke down barriers.
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1. Jeannette Rankin
One could say that Rankin paved the way for Clinton. After all, it was Rankin who was the first woman to ever beelected to the United States Congressin 1916, years before women won the right to vote.
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2. Frances Perkins
In 1933, Perkins moved the goalpost for women in politics by becoming thefirst woman appointed to the presidential cabinet. President Franklin Roosevelt appointed her as his secretary of labor.
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3. Katharine Graham
Graham became thefirst female CEO on the Fortune 500 listin 1972, when she was at the helm of the Washington Post Company.
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4. Sandra Day O'Connor
奥康纳让她在第三个胸罩nch of government when she was sworn in as thefirst female Supreme Court justice. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan gave her a lifetime spot on the bench of the highest court in the country, and she served until retiring in 2006.
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5. Sally Ride
Ride aimed for the stars and then secured her place among them when she became thefirst woman from the United States to go into spacein 1983.
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6. Aretha Franklin
Franklin got the "respect" she deserved in 1987 when she was thefirst woman inductedinto the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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7. Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey is a household name, and the recognition is well deserved for her accomplishments. Not only is she known as the first woman toown and produce her own syndicated talk show, but she also became the first African-American celebrity to befeatured on the cover ofVoguein 1998.
8. Mona Van Duyn
Van Duyn became thefirst female poet laureateof the United States in 1992, proving that the pen is mightier than gender barriers.
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9. Kathryn Bigelow
When she won her Academy Award in 2010, Bigelow became the first woman to take homean Oscar in the Best Director categoryfor her work onThe Hurt Locker.
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10. Jen Welter
When Welter was hired by the Arizona Cardinals in 2015, she became thefirst female coachin the NFL.
