--- description: Introducing Firsts, TIME's multimedia project on 46 trailblazing women who are changing the world. title: Women Who Are Changing the World image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadcc9cf41c7ae5e3/6988dc0022fb85cd55e22a31/firsts-loretta-lynch.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- # Firsts ## Firsts *  [Samantha Bee](/collections/firsts/5445005/samantha-bee-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Amy Sherald](/collections/firsts/5444990/amy-sherald-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Beth Ford](/collections/firsts/5445002/beth-ford-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Young Jean Lee](/collections/firsts/5380577/young-jean-lee-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Lindsey Vonn](/collections/firsts/5380608/lindsey-vonn-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Stacey Cunningham](/collections/firsts/5380507/stacey-cunningham-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Lena Waithe](/collections/firsts/5233533/lena-waithe-firsts/) byTIME *  [Halima Aden](/collections/firsts/5294427/halima-aden-firsts/) byTIME *  [Danica Roem](/collections/firsts/5296037/danica-roem-firsts/) byTIME *  [Dominique Crenn](/collections/firsts/5179798/dominique-crenn-firsts/) byTIME *  [Simone Askew](/collections/firsts/5180193/simone-askew-firsts/) byTIME *  [Rachel Morrison](/collections/firsts/5179594/rachel-morrison-firsts/) byTIME *  [Hillary Rodham Clinton](/collections/firsts/4921038/hillary-clinton-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Oprah Winfrey](/collections/firsts/4898535/oprah-winfrey-firsts/) byTIME *  [Selena Gomez](/collections/firsts/4899244/selena-gomez-firsts/) byTIME *  [Serena Williams](/collections/firsts/4898599/serena-williams-firsts/) byTIME *  [Madeleine Albright](/collections/firsts/4883068/madeleine-albright-firsts/) byTIME *  [The Setbacks](/collections/firsts/4916428/the-setbacks/) byTIME Staff *  [Issa Rae](/collections/firsts/4898603/issa-rae-firsts/) byTIME *  [Nikki Haley](/collections/firsts/4898554/nikki-haley-firsts/) byTIME *  [Rita Moreno](/collections/firsts/4898542/rita-moreno-firsts/) byTIME *  [Aretha Franklin](/collections/firsts/4898601/aretha-franklin-firsts/) byTIME *  [Sheryl Sandberg](/collections/firsts/4898576/sheryl-sandberg-firsts/) byTIME *  [Lori Robinson](/collections/firsts/4898591/lori-robinson-firsts/) byTIME *  [Shonda Rhimes](/collections/firsts/4898572/shonda-rhimes-firsts/) byTIME *  [Alice Waters](/collections/firsts/4898540/alice-waters-firsts/) byTIME *  [Buy the Book](/collections/firsts/4928384/buy-the-book-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Danica Patrick](/collections/firsts/4898570/danica-patrick-firsts/) byTIME *  [Jennifer Yuh Nelson](/collections/firsts/4898583/jennifer-yuh-nelson-firsts/) byTIME *  [Ilhan Omar](/collections/firsts/4898550/ilhan-omar-firsts/) byTIME *  [The Motivations](/collections/firsts/4916212/the-inspirations/) byTIME Staff *  [Mazie Hirono](/collections/firsts/4898538/mazie-hirono-firsts/) byTIME *  [Cindy Sherman](/collections/firsts/4898611/cindy-sherman-firsts/) byTIME *  [Mo'ne Davis](/collections/firsts/4898458/mone-davis-firsts/) byTIME *  [Mary Barra](/collections/firsts/4898586/mary-barra-firsts/) byTIME *  [Barbara Walters](/collections/firsts/4898617/barbara-walters-firsts/) byTIME *  [Nancy Pelosi](/collections/firsts/4898581/nancy-pelosi-firsts/) byTIME *  [Mae Jemison](/collections/firsts/4883293/mae-jemison-firsts/) byTIME *  [Loretta Lynch](/collections/firsts/4898556/loretta-lynch-firsts/) byTIME *  [Ava DuVernay](/collections/firsts/4899130/ava-duvernay-firsts/) byTIME *  [The Families](/collections/firsts/4923360/the-families/) byTIME Staff *  [Sylvia Earle](/collections/firsts/4898567/sylvia-earle-firsts/) byTIME Staff *  [Ursula Burns](/collections/firsts/4883099/ursula-burns-firsts/) byTIME *  [Ellen DeGeneres](/collections/firsts/4898561/ellen-degeneres-firsts/) byTIME *  [Katharine Jefferts Schori](/collections/firsts/4882908/katharine-jefferts-schori-firsts/) byTIME *  [Ann Dunwoody](/collections/firsts/4898546/ann-dunwoody-firsts/) byTIME *  [Elizabeth Blackburn](/collections/firsts/4898593/elizabeth-blackburn-firsts/) byTIME *  [Melinda Gates](/collections/firsts/4898579/melinda-gates-firsts/) byTIME *  [Patricia Bath](/collections/firsts/4898565/patricia-bath-firsts/) byTIME *  [Eileen Collins](/collections/firsts/4883206/eileen-collins-firsts/) byTIME TIME Firsts: Women Leaders Who Are Changing the World ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/firsts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/firsts/"},"headline":"Firsts","description":"Introducing Firsts, TIME's multimedia project on 46 trailblazing women who are changing the 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