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These 28 Women Broke Major Barriers to Become 'Firsts' in 2019

By TIME Staff

Hollywood Legend Rita Moreno Recycles Her 1962 Oscars Dress on This Year's Red Carpet

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Female Leaders Reflect on Becoming 'Firsts'

"I had to be treated differently in order to be treated equally"

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Watch Live: Sylvia Earle, Carla Hayden and More Discuss Their Trailblazing Careers

In a conversation with TIME editor Nancy Gibbs

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Alice Waters Never Thought She'd Be a Chef. Here's How She Became One

'I love for everybody to sit down and eat together'

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Shonda Rhimes Hates Being Asked How She Writes Strong Female Characters

'I find it appalling because it suggests that there are stupid, weak women'

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Serena Williams on Dealing With the Haters

"I don't let anything break me"

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Ellen DeGeneres on Overcoming Sexism and Homophobia in Comedy

"Here I am now and there's no secrets. I'm not ashamed of anything."

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Hillary Clinton Says ‘the Fight Was Worth It' for Women’s Equality

'We made the sight of a woman nominee more familiar'

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