July July 12, 1984 Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party. July 12, 1984
November November 6, 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins the general election campaigns and becomes the youngest congresswomen ever elected. November 6, 2018
July July 23, 2001 Megawati Sukarnoputri becomes the first female President of the Republic of Indonesia. July 23, 2001
April 12 April 12, 1981 Tulsi Gabbard U.S. Representative and first Hindu member of Congress is born. April 12, 1981
21st Century October 25, 2018 ahle-Work Zewde is elected. She becomes the first woman to be President of Ethiopia and is voted in unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly. October 25, 2018
1940s September 23, 1942 Sila María Calderón the first female governor of Puerto Rico is born, September 23, 1942
August August 24, 1950 Edith Sampson American lawyer and judge becomes the first Black U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations. August 24, 1950
August August 3, 1944 American Jewish journalist Ruth Gruber arrives in New York harbor with 984 refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. August 3, 1944
August August 2, 1861 Edith Cowan Member of the Western Australian Legistlative Assembly is born. August 2, 1861
1800s August 15, 1860 Florence Harding Former First Lady of the United States is born. August 15, 1860