First Ranked Women in the World Part 2

First Ranked Women in the World Part 2

First Ranked Women in the World Part 2

First Ranked Women in the World Part 2

51. Katherine Johnson (Science/Mathematics) - First African-American woman to work as a NASA mathematician (1960s), whose calculations were critical to early space missions.

52. Martha Graham (Dance) - First woman to revolutionize modern dance with a new style (early 20th century).

53. Tina Turner (Music) - First African-American woman to top the charts as a solo artist after a successful career as a duo with Ike Turner.

54. Florence Griffith Joyner (Sports/Athletics) - First woman to run 100 meters in 10.49 seconds (1988) and hold the record for 100m and 200m in the Olympics.

55. Savitri Phule (Education/Social Reform) - First woman teacher in India who worked for female education and social reform in the 19th century.

56. Gertrude Stein (Literature) - First modernist writer to influence American literature through works like The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933).

57. Dian Fossey (Zoology/Primatology) - First woman to study and protect gorillas in the wild in Rwanda.

58. Dorothy Lamour (Film/Acting) - First woman to become a Hollywood actress known for the "South Seas" films in the 1930s.

59. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Medicine) - First and only woman to receive the Medal of Honor for her role as a surgeon during the Civil War (1865).

60. Leila Janah (Technology/Social Enterprise) - First woman to build a global social enterprise employing thousands in developing countries via digital work opportunities.

61. Harriet Beecher Stowe (Literature/Activism) - First woman to become an internationally known anti-slavery activist through her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852).

62. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Law) - First Jewish woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court (1993).

63. Angela Merkel (Politics) - First woman to become Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021).

64. Nancy Wake (Military) - First woman to become a special agent in the British Special Operations Executive during World War II (1940s).

65. Irena Sendler (Humanitarian/Activism) - First woman to risk her life to save 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust (1940s).

66. Virginia Woolf (Literature) - First modernist woman writer to influence English literature, author of Mrs. Dalloway (1925).

67. Jacqueline Cochran (Aviation) - First woman to break the sound barrier (1953).

68. Rosa Parks (Civil Rights) - First woman to spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat in 1955.

69. Mae West (Entertainment) - First woman to write, produce, and star in her own Broadway shows (1920s–1930s).

70. Sarah Bernhardt (Theatre) - First woman to achieve international fame as an actress and lead the theatrical world in the late 19th century.

71. Alice Ball (Chemistry/Medicine) - First woman to earn a degree in chemistry from the University of Hawaii (1920), and pioneer in the development of a treatment for leprosy.

72. Boudica (History/Leadership) - First female warrior queen who led a revolt against the Roman Empire in 60 AD.

73. Joan of Arc (History/Leadership) - First woman to lead French troops to victory against England in the Hundred Years' War (1429).

74. Pele (Sports/Soccer) - First woman to be honored as a national soccer icon in Brazil, though Pele was a man, notable for the term "Pele" being synonymous with football legends.

75. Maria Montessori (Education) - First woman to graduate in medicine in Italy and develop a new method of child education.

76. Toni Morrison (Literature) - First African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1993).

77. Lynne Cox (Sports/Swimming) - First woman to swim across the Bering Strait (1987).

78. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (Psychology) - First woman to develop the five stages of grief, revolutionizing the understanding of death and dying.

79. Indira Nooyi (Business) - First woman to serve as CEO of PepsiCo (2006–2018).

80. Ella Fitzgerald (Music) - First woman to win 13 Grammy Awards and become known as "The First Lady of Song."

81. Meryl Streep (Film/Acting) - First woman to receive the most Academy Award nominations in history (21 nominations as of 2021).

82. Mata Hari (Espionage) - First woman to be convicted of espionage during World War I.

83. Micheline Calmy-Rey (Politics) - First woman to serve as President of Switzerland (2007).

84. Debbie Sterling (Technology/Entrepreneurship) - First woman to create and scale an engineering toy company, GoldieBlox.

85. Victoria Woodhull (Politics/Activism) - First woman to run for President of the United States (1872).

86. Christa McAuliffe (Education/Space Exploration) - First teacher selected to go to space (1986, Challenger disaster).

87. Ann Atwater (Activism) - First woman to co-chair the Durham, North Carolina, “Committee on Race Relations” and bridge racial divides.

88. Nellie Bly (Journalism) - First woman to travel around the world in 72 days (1889), pioneering investigative journalism.

89. Frida Kahlo (Art) - First female Mexican artist to be recognized internationally for her surrealist self-portraits.

90. Kirsten Neuschwanger (Business) - First woman to lead a renewable energy company that reached billion-dollar valuation.

91. Zora Neale Hurston (Literature/Anthropology) - First woman to document African-American folklore, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).

92. Vera Rubin (Astronomy) - First woman to discover the evidence of dark matter in galaxies (1970s).

93. Hannah Arendt (Philosophy/Politics) - First woman to write on totalitarianism and the concept of "the banality of evil."

94. Nadine Gordimer (Literature) - First South African woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1991).

95. Lina Medina (Medicine) - First youngest recorded mother, giving birth at the age of 5 years and 7 months (1939).

96. Helen Keller (Activism/Disability Rights) - First deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

97. Anwar Sadat (Peace Diplomacy) - First woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside her husband, President Sadat (1979).

98. Beryl Markham (Aviation) - First woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic from east to west (1936).

99. Ann Bancroft (Exploration) - First woman to travel to both the North and South Poles.

100. Barbara McClintock (Science/Genetics) - First woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of genetic transposition (1983).

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