![]() ![]() ![]() Jane Aitken was the first American woman to print the Bible in English. Hannah Slater was the first American woman granted a patent. Hannah Adams was the first American woman to become a professional writer. Margaret Corbin was the first woman to assume the role of soldier in the American Revolutionary War and receive a pension for it. Īnn Smith Franklin was the first female newspaper editor in America. Lydia Taft was the first woman known to vote legally in Colonial America after her husband died and son left her she was granted permission to vote through a Massachusetts town meeting. Jane Colden was the first woman botanist in America. Įlizabeth Timothy was the first woman to print a formal newspaper as well as the first female franchise holder in the colonies. Henrietta Johnston was the first known female portrait painter in the American colonies as well as the first woman pastelist. Mary Hammon and Goodwife Norman were charged with "lewd behavior upon a bed." They are the first American women convicted of lesbian activity. Margaret Brent was the first American woman to demand the right to vote. Īnne Bradstreet was the first published poet in the British North American colonies. Inclusion on the list is reserved for achievements by American women that have significant historical impact.Īnne Hutchinson was the first American woman to start a Protestant sect. This is a list of American women's firsts, noting the first time that an American woman or women achieved a given historical feat.
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