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Serena Williams is the first tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the open era. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Pro’s Full Interview: “I would have loved to have had a role model.” I am the youngest of five girls. My sisters say I was a little bratty…
Madeleine Albright is the first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Diplomat’s Full Interview: “It’s important to have more than one woman in the room.” Before I became Secretary of State, when I was teaching at Georgetown University, I always told my female students to…
Issa Rae, of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, is the first black woman to create and star in a premium cable series. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. “I remember seeing a regular black love story and wanting to be a part of that.” I put up the first episode of The Misadventures of…
Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, is the first woman to become a social-media billionaire. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. “The world accepted that girls didn’t really do math contests.” I was a nerd. When I was in high school, I went to a math competition because my math teacher told me…
Shonda Rhimes, of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder fame, is the first woman to create three hit shows with more than 100 episodes each. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Showrunner’s Full Interview: “I wasn’t trying to make someone who was “likable.” The set for the…
Danica Patrick, a stock car racing driver and a model, is the first woman to lead in the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Driver’s Full Interview: “Not everyone likes you back, or treats you well.” When I was a kid, I tried everything: T-ball,…
Aretha Franklin, an American singer and songwriter, is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Driver’s Full Interview: “I didn’t think my songs would become anthems for women. But I’m delighted.” The first songs I sang in church were…
Alice Waters, the owner of Chez Panisse, is the first woman to win the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Chef’s Full Interview: “I adopted a different set of values.” I thought that when I graduated from college I would follow the path of my older sister:…
Cindy Sherman is the first woman to break $1 million in a photography sale. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Artist’s Full Interview: “Of course we’re all feminists, right?” I never felt pigeonholed as a child in terms of my potential. But I did feel that I’d probably be expected to settle…
