Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), a pilot, was the first to earn an international pilot license in 1921.

Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg

Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg (1907 – 1993), a pilot, was the first to earn a Commercial Pilot License ever issued in the spring of 1934.

Norma Sklarek

Norma Sklarek (1928 – 2012), an architect, was the first to become a licensed architect in 1954, and was the first to establish and manage an all-female architectural firm.

Ruth Carol Taylor

Ruth Carol Taylor (b. 1931) was the first flight attendant in 1958.

Shirley Ann Jackson

Shirley Ann Jackson (b. 1946) a physicist and the eighteenth president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was the first to earn a doctorate at MIT in nuclear physics in 1973.

Jill E. Brown

Jill E. Brown (b. 1950), a pilot, was the first to fly for Texas International, a commercial airline in 1978.

Wanda Joell

Wanda Joell, a Senior Master Sargent (retired), was the first flight attendant on Air Force One to work Presidents and First Ladies beginning with President Reagan.

Patrice Clarke Washington

Patrice Clarke Washington (b. 1961), a commercial pilot, was the first to become a captain for United Parcel Service in 1988.

Dr. Mae Carol Jemison

Dr. Mae Carol Jemison (b. 1956), physician and NASA astronaut, was the first to travel in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.

Kyla McMullen

Kyla McMullen a computer scientist, was the first to at the University of Michigan to receive Ph.D in Computer Science (2012).