36 indexed achievements across recorded history.
On 15 August 797, Irene has Constantine VI deposed and blinded and becomes sole ruler, styling herself Basileus—the first female Roman emperor.
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Cardinal de Rohan's arrest on this date over a fraudulent diamond necklace scheme severely damaged Marie Antoinette's public reputation.
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Sarah Grimké became a recorded minister among Quakers, deepening her moral and religious authority for reform work.
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Edith Nesbit was born on August 15, 1858, in Kennington, Surrey, England.
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Birth of Moina Belle Michael near Good Hope, Walton County, Georgia, on August 15, 1869.
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Laura Annie Willson was born on August 15, 1877, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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Edna Ferber was born on August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Jacob Charles Ferber and Julia Neumann Ferber.
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Gerty Theresa Radnitz was born in Prague, then part of Austria-Hungary, into a Jewish family.
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Gerty Theresa Radnitz was born in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, into a Jewish family.
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Lily Poulett-Harris died on August 15, 1897, at age 23.
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Johanna Moosdorf was born on August 15, 1911, in Leipzig, Germany.
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Julia Carolyn McWilliams was born in Pasadena, California, on August 15, 1912.
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On 15 August 1921, Annette Abbott Adams resigned as Assistant Attorney General, ending her historic tenure in federal leadership.
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Graf Zeppelin departed Friedrichshafen on 15 Aug 1929 to begin its circumnavigation of the globe, with Lady Drummond-Hay as the only female passenger aboard.
View detailsLady Drummond-Hay became the first passenger to enter the Graf Zeppelin's gondola on 15 August 1929 for the start of its round-the-world flight's Tokyo leg.
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Grazia Deledda died on 15 August 1936 in Rome, Italy, succumbing to breast cancer after continuing to write extensively following her Nobel recognition.
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First woman governor of an Indian state, marking a major milestone for women in Indian politics on India’s Independence Day.
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Patricia Palinkas became the first woman to play professional football on August 15, 1970.
View detailsPalinkas appeared in a professional football game, holding five times for successful kicks.
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Patricia Palinkas debuted as the first woman in a professional American football game on August 15, 1970.
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Assumed role of acting First Lady of South Korea after mother, Yook Young-soo, was assassinated.
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Carol Ryrie Brink passed away on August 15, 1981, in La Jolla, California.
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Marjorie Eaton died on August 15, 1986, closing out a long dual career as a fine artist and character actress that spanned over six decades.
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Suu Kyi issues her first political act, an open letter urging an independent body to prepare multiparty elections in Myanmar.
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Rhéaume recorded a win in goal in Roller Hockey International, becoming the first woman to win a professional inline hockey game.
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At age 17, Ronda Rousey became the youngest American judoka to compete in the Olympics.
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On August 15, 2007, Indra Nooyi was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
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Mo'ne Davis became the first African-American girl to play in the LLWS.
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Michele A. Roberts was elected as the NBPA executive director, becoming the first woman to lead a major sports union.
View detailsAt 13, Mo'ne Davis became the first girl to earn a win and pitch a shutout in LLWS history.
View detailsMo'ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a LLWS game.
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Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays died on August 7, 2018, in Washington, D.C., at the age of 97 (please verify exact date).
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Stephenson-Goodknight was elected to the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors, formalizing her leadership within the chapter.
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