Pauli Murray becomes the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal Priest.
After a long and successful career advocating for civil rights, Pauli Murray becomes the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal Priest.
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Marin Alsop is the first woman appointed to a major American orchestra
Marin Alsop is the first woman appointed to a major American orchestra.
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The two greatest Olympic Swimmers of all time are both from Maryland
The two greatest Olympic Swimmers of all time are both from Maryland.
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Yumi Park Hogan is the first Korean American First Lady of a state in the U.S.
Yumi Park Hogan is the first Korean American First Lady of a state in the U.S.
Yumi Park Hogan is the first Korean American First Lady of a state in the U.S. Read More »
Aruna Miller is the first South Asian woman in the U.S. to serve as a state Lieutenant Governor.
Aruna Miller is the first South Asian woman in the U.S. to serve as a state Lt. Governor.
Fannie May Salter, last female lighthouse keeper
Fannie May Salter serves 22 years ending in 1947 as the last female lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light on the Elk Neck River in Cecil County. Here she is pictured with her son and their turkeys. Her house and lighthouse are in the background.
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U.S. Naval Academy is founded
A catastrophic naval voyage with the son of the Secretary of War aboard results in a grisly outcome and the creation of the Naval Academy in 1845. Note bodies hanging from yardarm.
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Nancy Pelosi serves as first female Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi is sworn in as the first woman and 52nd Speaker of the House in Congress in 2007. Born and raised in Baltimore she has deep political roots in the Italian American community.
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Barbara Mikulski enters public office
Barbara Mikulski, Baltimore social worker, is elected to the US House of Representatives in 1976, then to the Senate in 1986, becoming longest-serving female member of Congress.
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Elizabeth Seton, first person born in U.S. to become a saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton, born 1774, becomes first person born in US canonized as Catholic Saint in 1975.
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