On January 20, 2021, Kamala D. Harris became the first woman, the first African American woman, the first Indian-American, the first person of Asian-American descent, and the first graduate of an HBCU to be sworn in as the Vice President of the United States of America.
In 1945, Jessie Street was the first Australian woman delegate to the United Nations.
Politician Barbara McConnell served the New Jersey state government for more than 30 years as a political figure, business executive, and public policy adviser.
Evelyn Wynona Moore Lipman was the first African American woman elected to serve on the New Jersey State Senate.
Madaline Worthy Williams became New Jersey’s first black assemblywoman in 1958.
1300s Irish aristocrat
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) was the first woman elected mayor of Princeton, New Jersey when she won the 1983 election.
Cordelia Greene Johnson (1887-1957) founded the Modern Beautician Association and served as its president until her death.
Meals on Wheels founder
Champion of Taiwanese self-determination