▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁Ohio ▁College ▁of ▁D ental ▁S urg ery , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁she ▁earned ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁dent istry , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁She ▁married ▁James ▁Taylor ▁and ▁he ▁followed ▁her ▁into ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁dent istry . ▁The ▁two ▁moved ▁to ▁Lawrence , ▁Kansas , ▁where ▁they ▁pract iced ▁together ▁until ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁She ▁retired ▁and ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁women ' s ▁rights , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁International ▁bodies ▁ 1 9 5 0 : ▁Ger on ima ▁P éc son ▁– ▁first ▁Filip ino ▁and ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Edu c ational , ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Organ ization ▁( UN ES CO ). ▁ 1 9 8 1 : ▁Je ane ▁Kirk pat rick ▁– ▁First ▁woman ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁▁▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁Kath ar ine ▁Graham ▁– ▁first ▁woman ▁publish er ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁United ▁States ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 : ▁L inda ▁Carter ▁Br inson ▁– ▁first ▁woman ▁assistant ▁national ▁editor ▁at ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Sun . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 : ▁L inda ▁Carter ▁Br inson ▁– ▁first ▁woman ▁editor ial ▁page ▁editor ▁at ▁the