▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Ash ley ▁Cleveland , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Gram my ▁award ▁for ▁best ▁rock ▁g ospel ▁album . ▁ 2 0 1 6 : ▁Taylor ▁Swift , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁Album ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁twice ▁ ▁F ashion ▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁T ale ed ah ▁T amer , ▁first ▁Sa udi ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁featured ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁fashion ▁campaign ▁and ▁walk ▁a ▁cout ure ▁run way ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁( as ide ▁from ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁and ▁Nobel ▁P riz es ) ▁ 1 9 4 4 : ▁El sa ▁T rio let , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁France ' s ▁Prix ▁Gon court . ▁ 1 9 7 0 : ▁Bern ice ▁Rub ens , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Man ▁Book er ▁Prize ▁( for ▁The ▁Elect ed ▁Member .) ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Mon a ▁Van ▁Du yn , ▁first ▁female ▁poet ▁la ure ate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁Jul ie ▁Sch um acher , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Th ur ber ▁Prize ▁for ▁American ▁Hum or . ▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁Zur in ah ▁Hass an , ▁first ▁female ▁Malays ian ▁National ▁La ure ate . ▁ ▁Pul itzer ▁P riz es ▁ 1 9 1 8 : ▁S ara ▁Te as dale , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Po etry ▁( for ▁her ▁work ▁Love ▁Songs .) ▁ 1 9