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Ilya Espino de Marotta, the first woman to administer the Panama Canal

Medellin, Colombia — For the first time in its history, the Panama Canal will be led by a woman.  Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced last Thursday the appointment of I...

Trivia Quiz: Women of History II

Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Jun 29, 2026 A People Quiz : Throughout the years, many women have changed history. Can you identify the women described in this quiz? 1....

AWC celebrates first female president

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Arizona Western College welcomed a new chapter in its history this week as Dr. Reetika Dhawan officially began her tenure as the institution's president. Her a...

First woman confirmed as US ambassador to Vietnam

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jennifer Wicks McNamara as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, making her the first woman ever chosen to lead the American embassy in Hanoi.

Wilma Wolfs, de eerste vrouwelijke buschauffeur bij Oad, trok zich niks aan van sarrende passagiers

First woman to serve as Attorney General in Colombia, an evangelical Christian, named Minister of Education

While serving as Colombia's ambassador to France, Viviane Morales stood out for her commitmen...

Madison County voters elect first female judge-executive in county history

Donna Agee defeated incumbent Judge-Executive Reagan Taylor in Tuesday's Republican primary, making her the first female judge-executive in Madison County history.

Eileen Collins was the first woman to command a space shuttle. A new documentary shows how she got there

The first time a 17-year-old Eileen Collins drove solo after getting her driver’s license was to follow the ambulance carrying her mother after a suicide attempt. After two decades...

Meet Kate Tyrrell, the first Irish woman to be a ship’s sea captain

Kate Tyrrell from County Wicklow was Ireland's first woman to be a ship’s sea captain, even though the law of the day did not recognize female ship owners.

Andrea Sturm-Lauter, first woman to lead the Austrian Evangelical Alliance

The new president of the entity representing evangelicals in Austria is a member of the Fede...

From escaping child marriage 'to an old pervert' to becoming Sierra Leone's first lady

The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.

The Women Of Faith Who Shaped America

There are few more famous lines from a woman’s pen in the era of the American Revolution than those written by Abigail Adams, wife of delegate John Adams. The post The Women Of Fai...

اليمنية كابتن طيار روزا عبد الخالق.. أول امرأة تقود طائرة في الجزيرة والخليج

yemenat يمنات سند ناجي العبسي  ​مقدمة توثيقية: تُشرق صفحات التاريخ اليمني المُعاصر بأسماء نساءٍ حفرنَ مجدهنّ بالعزيمة، وكسرن القوالب النمطية ليُحلقن في مجالاتٍ كانت حكراً على الرجا...

Wahine makes history as first MДЃori head of School of Nursing

A 17-year-old kЕЌtiro stepping onto a nursing course could never have imagined she would one day become the first MДЃori head of the School of Nursing

2027: NDP unveils female presidential candidate, vows electoral victory

Ada Frederick emerged as the party’s standard bearer through a consensus affirmation during the primaries conducted across all 36 states of the federation and the FCT. The post 202...

A woman in charge of the U.N.? Candidates feel it’s about time.

Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are all standing to take over as secretary-general of the organization.

The History of the Women’s Rights Movement, 1600 to Present

From the Haudenosaunee women who successfully challenged warfare in the 17th century, to today’s feminist organizers defending democracy, reproductive freedom and civil rights, the...

First woman president of RSA to be celebrated in major exhibition

Joyce Cairns was president of the RSA from 2018 to 2022

Por primera vez, una mujer fue designada para administrar el Canal de Panamá en medio de tensiones geopolíticas

Por Elizabeth González, CNN en Español Ilya Espino de Marotta tiene 40 años de labor en la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP), y desde entonces enfrentó diferentes retos: lideró l...

Por primera vez, una mujer fue designada para administrar el Canal de Panamá en medio de tensiones geopolíticas

Por Elizabeth González, CNN en Español Ilya Espino de Marotta tiene 40 años de labor en la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP), y desde entonces enfrentó diferentes retos: lideró l...

Meet Averil Deverell, the first Irish woman barrister called to the Bar

Averil Deverell from County Wicklow was one of Ireland’s first woman barristers and played an important role in momentous changes both for Ireland and for women.

Historischer Erfolg in Südamerika: Eine Frau wird die erste weibliche F-16-Pilotin der südamerikanischen Luftwaffe

Chile feiert eine Premiere: Francisca Caces ist die erste Frau Südamerikas, die einen F-16-Kampfjet vollständig fliegen darf.

Panama Canal Names First Female Administrator as Challenges Grow

The President of Panama, Jose Mulino, announced on Thursday the decision of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority to appoint its first-...

P. Sumathi appointed ‘first Woman Secretary’ to Law Department