LibGuides: Fight and Flight: Firsts for Women

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Edith Wharton
From The Mount, Wharton's home. She was the first woman ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
Sandra Day O'Connor
A bio of the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court from the Chicago-Kent School of Law.
Sandra Day O'Connor
Another great bio discussing the issues O'Connor has sided on.
Sally Ride
The first American woman in space, this page from NASA is a biography of her education and experience. It is not very pretty, but it is very informative.
Women in space?
This is an article about Ride's decision to go into space, something she hadn't necessarily been dreaming about her entire life.
Nancy Pelosi
First woman to be named Speaker of the House, the most powerful position in the U.S. behind the President and the Vice President.
Nancy Pelosi
A short bio of the first female Speaker of the House.

The Supreme Court by Peter Benoit
Call Number: 347.73 BEN
ISBN: 9780531213322
Publication Date: 2014-02-01
Provides an introduction to the United States Supreme Court, including how it was formed, the responsibilities it has, and how some of the decisions it has made have changed history.

Effa Manley
The first woman inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Click to find out how.
Effa Manley
More than baseball, she was also a civil rights activist. Read here about all the good she did for the African American community.
Jennifer Welter
From NPR, listen to or read the transcript from this interview about the first woman to coach in the NFL.
Jennifer Welter and Sarah Thomas
First NFL coach and first NFL ref...of the female kind.
The All American Girls Professional Baseball League
Click all over on this site...there are lots of links with information, videos and news articles.
Janet Guthrie
The first woman to drive in the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500, read all about the not so typical journey that got her there.
Sarah Thomas
The first female referee in the NFL.

A Whole New Ball Game by Sue Macy
Call Number: 796.357 MAC
ISBN: 0805019421
Publication Date: 1993-04-15
Describes the activities of the members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the women's professional baseball league that existed between 1943 and 1954.