print email comment close Fact Monster: Famous Firsts by American Women URL: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html Description: Timeline of major milestones achieved by women throughout American history, such as Elizabeth Blackwell (1849), the first woman in the U.S. with a medical degree; Belva Ann Lockwood (1879), the first woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; and Effa Manley (2006), the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Includes links to additional information for selected women. From Information Please. Author: Imbornoni, Ann-Marie; Johnson, David; Haney, Elissa Publisher: Pearson Education Extra Keywords Information Please doctor lawyer Library of Congress Subject Headings: Women -- History -- Chronology Women -- United States LII Database Information: Record 20920 created by Maria Brandt on 03/14/2006 Last modification on 03/15/2006 Published: 03/16/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20920