▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 7 6 ): ▁largest ▁Christian ▁following ▁in ▁American ▁history . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 : ▁Mar jor ie ▁Matt he ws , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 : ▁Barbara ▁Harris , ▁first ▁woman ▁ord ained ▁a ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁The ▁first ▁women ▁were ▁ord ained ▁as ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁pri ests ; ▁ 3 2 ▁women ▁were ▁ord ained ▁together . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁Kath ar ine ▁J ef fer ts ▁Sch ori , ▁first ▁woman ▁pres iding ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁Kay ▁Gold sw orth y , ▁first ▁woman ▁consec r ated ▁bishop ▁in ▁Australia ; ▁she ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁Australia . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Lib by ▁Lane , ▁first ▁woman ▁consec r ated ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Sports ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 : ▁Ger tr ude ▁E der le , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁sw im ▁across ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁▁ 1 9 3 7 : ▁Grace ▁Hud ow al ski ▁was ▁the ▁nin th ▁person ▁and ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁clim b ▁all ▁ 4 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ir ond ack ▁High