Kamala Harris became the first woman elected as Vice President of the United States. November 28 - Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play in a Power 5 football game. December 30 - Becky Hammon became the first female acting head coach in NBA history. 2021 January 20 - Kamala Harris inaugurated as the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States, making her the most powerful woman in America's political history, first in the line of succession to the US Presidency. January 20 - Kamala Harris became the first woman President of the United States Senate in U.S. history. Janruary 20 - Jill Biden became the first non-Catholic First Lady married to a Catholic President. January 21 - Avril Haines became the first woman to serve as Director of National Intelligence; she served under President Joe Biden. January 26 - Janet Yellen became the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Treasury; she served under President Joe Biden. November 19 - Kamala Harris became the first woman to serve as Acting President of the United States in American history. See also History of the United States History of women in the United States Timeline of women in the United States Timeline of women hazzans in America Timeline of women in dentistry in America Timeline of women in mathematics in America Timeline of women rabbis in America Women's education in the United States Women's History Sites (U.S. National Park Service) Women's suffrage in the United States Women in the military by country § United States Notes References Further reading External links History of American Women History of women in the United States Lists of firsts Women's Firsts firsts