first women
Barrier-breaking ladies initially
First women refers to women who are the earliest to achieve something in a field, profession, or role historically closed to their sex: She was the first woman to argue before the Supreme Court.
The phrase appears constantly in discussions of gender barriers and progress: a documentary about first women in aviation.
It can also mean foremost or most important women in a group: the first women of Silicon Valley.
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- forerunnersThose preceding others
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- suffragetteMilitant women's voting advocate
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