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1921 Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), a civil aviator and was the first to earn an international pilot license in 1921.
1934 Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg (1907 - 1993), a pilot, was the first to earn a commercial pilot license ever issued in the spring of 1934.
1954 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.
1958 Ruth Carol Taylor (b. 1931)a journalist and nurse, was the first flight attendant in 1958 when she joined Mohawk Airlines.
1973 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.
1978 Jill E. Brown (b. 1950), a pilot, was the first to fly for Texas International, a commercial airline in 1978.
1986 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.
1988 Patrice Clarke Washington (b. 1961), a commercial pilot, was the first to become a captain for United Parcel Service in 1988
1992 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.
2012 Kyla McMullen a computer scientist, was the first to at the University of Michigan to receive a Ph.D. in Computer Science (2012).
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Ruth Carol Taylor
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