1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 : ▁Pat ric ia ▁Pal ink as , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁play ▁profession ally ▁in ▁an ▁American ▁football ▁game . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁- ▁Women ▁were ▁officially ▁wel com ed ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pol o ▁Association ▁with ▁Sue ▁S ally ▁H ale ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁member . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 : ▁Jun ko ▁T abei , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 : ▁Hal li ▁Re id ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁sw im ▁across ▁Lake ▁Er ie , ▁sw imming ▁from ▁Long ▁Point , ▁Ontario , ▁to ▁North ▁East , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁hours . ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁L iz ▁He ast on , ▁first ▁female ▁to ▁play ▁and ▁score ▁in ▁a ▁college ▁football ▁game , ▁kick ing ▁two ▁extra ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Lin field ▁vs . ▁Will am ette ▁football ▁game . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁Sarah ▁Thomas , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁offici ate ▁an ▁NCAA ▁football ▁bow l ▁game . ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁Ke i ▁Tan ig uch i ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁P io let ▁d ' Or ▁( G old en ▁Ice ▁A xe ), ▁the ▁" O scar " ▁of ▁Mount