She refused to give up her seat on a bus so that a white person could sit down. Her protest was supported by many other African Americans and sparked the civil rights movement which, in the 1960s, eventually won equal rights.

A gifted mathematician, she is considered to be the first computer programmer, an industry that has since transformed business, our lives and the world.

Britain’s first female prime minister came to power at an unsettled time in the country’s history, as it faced political disharmony and economic recession.

First Hispanic woman in space on board the shuttle Discovery for nine days.

In 1964, she became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Her Congressional career spanned decades (1964–1977; 1990–2002). She was a key author for Title IX, a law that advanced gender equity within federal funding policies for education.

She was an Omaha Native American doctor and reformer in the late 19th century. She is widely acknowledged as the first Native American to earn a medical degree. She campaigned for public health and for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of the Omaha tribe.

She was one of the greatest artists of the XX century. She was the first Italian to win an Academy Award for best actress (1955) and one of the few Italian personalities to have a dedicated star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

An advocate for women’s suffrage, she toured the country collecting signatures to present legislation that would grant women the right to vote. Congress approved the bill in 1954, with women exercising their newly won right three years later.

First woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.