2 1 : ▁Z ona ▁G ale , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁D rama ▁( for ▁Miss ▁L ulu ▁B ett .) ▁ 1 9 2 1 : ▁Ed ith ▁Wh art on , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁F iction ▁( for ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Age ▁of ▁In noc ence .) ▁ ▁Television ▁( as ide ▁from ▁the ▁Em my ▁Awards ) ▁ 1 9 4 9 : ▁Ar l ene ▁Francis , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁television ▁game ▁show ▁( Bl ind ▁Date .) ▁ 1 9 5 7 : ▁Dec oy ▁Police ▁Woman ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁television ▁show ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁female ▁police ▁officer , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁around ▁a ▁female ▁protagon ist . ▁ 1 9 7 5 : ▁Sh aron ▁Ra if ord ▁Bush , ▁n ée ▁Sh aron ▁C rew s , ▁became ▁American ▁television ' s ▁first ▁African - American ▁female ▁weather ▁anchor ▁of ▁prim etime ▁news ▁at ▁W G PR - TV , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁black - owned - and - oper ated ▁television ▁station . ▁ ▁Theater ▁( as ide ▁from ▁the ▁Tony ▁Awards ) ▁ 1 9 5 6 : ▁Alice ▁Child ress , ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Ob ie ▁Award , ▁which ▁she ▁won ▁for ▁best ▁off - B road way ▁play ▁for ▁her ▁play ▁Tr ouble ▁in ▁Mind . ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁Cr icket ▁My ers , ▁first ▁woman