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FEMALE FIRSTS 

1932 From Newfoundland to Northern Ireland

American pilot Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, completing the trip in a record time of 14 hours 56 minutes.

Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price. Amelia Earhart

1960 First female PM

After Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s party wins the general election in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), she becomes the world’s first woman prime minister. She is ousted in 1965 but returns to the office two more times and helps create a political dynasty.

1963 “Hey sky, take off your hat, I’m on my way!”

Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space, orbiting Earth 48 times in 71 hours on board the spacecraft Vostok 6. She is also the first and only woman to undertake a solo mission in space.

1972 Breaking the glass ceiling

American newspaper executive Katharine Graham becomes the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, the Washington Post Company.