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Anna R. Langford [7] (née Riggs; October 27, 1917 – September 17, 2008) [5] [4] was an American politician, civil rights activist, and lawyer who served on the Chicago City Council in Chicago, Illinois. Langford became the first African American woman elected to the Chicago City Council in February 1971.
Myra Colby Bradwell (February 12, 1831 – February 14, 1894) was an American publisher and political activist.She attempted in 1869 to become the first woman to be admitted to the Illinois bar to practice law, but was denied admission by the Illinois Supreme Court in 1870 and the United States Supreme Court in 1873, in rulings upholding a separate women's sphere. [1]
Elder Lucy Smith (1874–1952), also known as Lucy Turner Smith, was an African-American Pentecostal pastor and faith healer, who founded All Nations Pentecostal Church in Chicago, Illinois. Her healing ministry attracted large numbers of followers and her church grew to have 3,000 members.
Rose M. Brown, first woman mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois. 1979. Jane M. Byrne, first woman elected Mayor of Chicago, Illinois [1]: 238–239, 249–250 Byrne was also the first female mayor of any United States city with more than 3 million residents. 1983. Helen Westberg, first woman mayor of Carbondale, Illinois [123] 2001
Women first began to attend the U.S. service academies. [179] Shirley Muldowney was the first woman to win a NHRA national event. [170] Emily Howell Warner was the first woman to become an American airline captain. [180] [181] 1977 Janet Guthrie was the first woman to compete in the Daytona 500 and the first woman to lead a NASCAR Winston Cup ...
Myra Bradwell (1890 (1869*)): [2] She aimed to be the first woman admitted to the Illinois State Bar. Denied admission in 1870 because she was a woman, she was admitted nunc pro tunc in 1890, backdated to her 1869 application, in honor of her efforts. [3] Alta M. Hulett (1873): [4] First female lawyer in
The Women and Leadership Archives is an archives in Chicago, Illinois.Located on the Campus of Loyola University Chicago.Established in 1994, the Women and Leadership Archives (WLA) collects and makes available permanently valuable records of women and women's organizations, which document women's lives, roles, and contributions.
First woman to earn a Philosophy doctorate degree. [42] [43] 1732 Laura Bassi: First woman to officially teach at a European university. [44] [45] [46] 1874 Grace Annie Lockhart: First woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree: 1875 Stefania Wolicka-Arnd: First woman to receive a PhD in the modern era. [47] [48] 1891 Juana Miranda