Firsts

First black woman to lead the Corps of Cadets at West Point

First woman to receive two Michelin stars in the U.S. and, as of November 2018, the first woman to receive three Michelin stars in the U.S.

First woman to be nominated for an Oscar in Cinematography

And find out what book inspired her when she was younger

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

In a conversation with TIME editor Nancy Gibbs