▁history . ▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Ch ery l ▁Dun ye , ▁first ▁feature - length ▁narr ative ▁film ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁out ▁black ▁les bian ▁about ▁black ▁les bi ans ▁( The ▁Wat erm el on ▁Woman ). ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁Jenn ifer ▁Y uh ▁Nelson , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁sole ly ▁direct ▁an ▁animated ▁feature ▁from ▁a ▁major ▁Hollywood ▁studio ▁( K ung ▁Fu ▁P anda ▁ 2 ). ▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Jud ith ▁We ir , ▁first ▁female ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Music . ▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁Pat ty ▁Jenkins , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁direct ▁a ▁studio ▁super h ero ▁com ic ▁book ▁live - action ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁film ▁( W onder ▁Woman ). ▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁N ina ▁Mart ine z , ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁living ▁H IV - Pos itive ▁kid ney ▁don or . ▁ ▁A viation ▁and ▁A eros pace ▁ ▁Comput ing ▁ ▁D ent istry ▁▁ 1 8 6 6 : ▁Lucy ▁Hob bs ▁Taylor , ▁first ▁American ▁woman ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁dent istry . ▁ ▁Born ▁Lucy ▁Hob bs ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁in ▁Const able , ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁was ▁initially ▁denied ▁ad mission ▁to ▁dent al ▁school , ▁then ▁began ▁private ▁study ▁with ▁a ▁professor ▁from ▁the ▁Ohio ▁College ▁of ▁D ental ▁S urg ery .