Women in History: Trailblazers

• 1Oral histories preserve community stories.
• 2Primary sources come from the time of the event.
• 3Historians use evidence to support claims.

1. 1849

   Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman doctor in the U.S.

2. 1932

   Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic

3. 1981

   Sandra Day O'Connor joins the Supreme Court

4. 1983

   Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space