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Margaret Chung became the first American-born Chinese woman doctor in 1916.

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

She was a record-breaking mountaineer, educator and suffragist.

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

Susan La Flesche Picotte became the first American Indian woman doctor.

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

Lillian Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Ynés Mexía became one of the most accomplished plant collectors of her time.

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.

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