Jean Bartik, First programmers started out as "computers"
	Shirley Temple Black, First female U.S. Chief Protocol and first child actress to win an Academy Award
	Jerrie Cobb, First woman to undergo the testing developed for the selection of the Mercury Astronauts
	Lt. Col. Eileen M. Collins, First Woman Shuttle Commander
	Pat Cowings, First female scientist trained to be a Payload Specialist
	Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, First (African American) female to receive a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University and First African American female to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering at NASA GSFC
	Laura Hoppe, First female INCO Flight Controller
	Mae Jemison, First African-American woman to fly in Space
	Shannon Lucid, First American Woman to Spend Extended Time on Russia's Mir Space Station
	Julie Mikula, First woman manager of NASA's Simulation Laboratories (SimLab)
	Kate Mulgrew, First female starship captain in the history of prime-time
	Dee O'Hara, First Nurse to NASA's First Astronauts
	Libby Riddles, First female to win Iditerod race.
	Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space
	Dawn Riley, First female captain of America's Cup Team
	Nancy Roman, First Chief of Astronomy and first female to hold executive position at NASA
	Ruth Simmons, First female to head major University as president of Smith College
	Kathy Sullivan, First American Woman to Walk in Space