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Sissieretta Jones was the first Black woman to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall.

Sonora Webster Carver (1904-2003) was one of the most famous horse divers in the world.

Queen Lili‘uokalani was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai'i.

Gertrude Ederle made history in 1926 as the first woman to swim across the English Channel

Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.

Louise Arner Boyd was the first American woman to lead arctic expeditions.

Williamina Fleming went from doing domestic work to becoming a trailblazing astronomer.

Lois Weber was an early film pioneer and one of the first directors to own a film studio.

Rose Schneiderman was a pioneering labor organizer and suffragist.

Meta Warrick Fuller celebrated African American cultural identity through her artwork.

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