The “First At…” List

Post #7 for  Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler — Authors of Rosie’s Daughters

Now this IS fun.

As you know, we’re always talking about the FW2 (First Woman To) Generation and the contributions they have made to ensuring opportunities for all of us. We have to thank them for getting all those shards of glass lodged in their scalps as they broke through the glass ceilings.

So I was doing a little Google search on FW2s and came across this. It’s a link to a list on biography.com, called “First At…” It’s a list of women throughout the years who have been the recognized as first to achieve some accomplishment.

I find it particularly fun that Pocahontas leads off the list. She represents the first mixed-race marriage in the colonies.

Many of the women you’ll find listed are from the 19th and early 20th century. This may leave you asking why the women born during WWII have rightly earned the title FW2 Generation. It’s because there are so many of them. They made it possible for many others to follow them. And they broke through in so many categories simultaneously: education, professions, entertainment, government, business and sports. Thanks to Rosie’s Daughters, being the “First Woman To” is no longer a rarity or exception. Thank you.