Collins became an astronaut in 1991 and served as a pilot or commander on four spaceflights before retiring from NASA in 2006.

Omar was elected on Nov. 8, 2016, to represent Minneapolis’ District 60B in the Minnesota house of representatives.

Dunwoody, who served nearly four decades in the U.S. military, rose to become a four-star general in 2008 and retired in 2012 as commander of the Army Materiel Command.

Earle is president and chair of Mission Blue, an organization that advocates for legal protection and conservation of the world’s oceans.

Williams, who has been playing professional tennis since 1995, has won 72 singles titles, 23 doubles titles and four Olympic gold medals.

Franklin has won 18 Grammy Awards. Watch Aretha Franklin’s performance of “Rock of Ages”.

DeGeneres, an Emmy-winning TV host and comedian, has hosted her eponymous talk show since 2003.

The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated talk show in TV history, ran for 25 years.

Jemison, who holds degrees in engineering and medicine, went to space on the Endeavour in 1992.

Moreno is one of 12 people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, known as an EGOT. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004.

Douglas won three gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and helped Team USA win gold at the 2011 and 2015 world championships.

Hayden, who ran the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and served as deputy commissioner and chief librarian of the Chicago Public Library system, was the first African American to receive Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year Award in 1995.

In 2013, Patrick became the first woman to win the pole position at the Daytona 500.

DuVernay directed Selma, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, and 13th, an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature.

Hirono, who was born in Japan, was elected to Hawaii’s house of representatives in 1980 and later became the state’s lieutenant governor. She served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and has been a Senator since 2013.

Rhimes created Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal, and is an executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder.

Albright served as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. from 1993 to 1997 and U.S. Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001.

Bath was the first female African-American doctor to patent a medical device, the Laserphaco Probe, in 1988.

Sherman, who studied painting before turning to the camera, is known for her chameleon-like self-portraits.

Jefferts Schori studied biology at Stanford University and has a Ph.D. in oceanography from Oregon State University.

After 15 years at NASA, Sullivan became chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and later administrator of the NOAA from 2014 to 2017.

The Monarchs finished the Little League World Series in 2014 with two wins. Davis, now 16, has turned her attention to basketball.

Smith, who began her NFL career as a game-day intern with the New York Jets, left the Buffalo Bills in January 2017.

Phan launched the beauty subscription company Ipsy and the beauty brand EM Cosmetics.

Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971 and started the Edible Schoolyard Project in 1995.

Haley served as South Carolina’s governor from 2011 to 2017. She is the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Williams took over as CEO and president of PG&E Corp. on March 1, 2017.

Clinton, who has served as First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State, was the Democratic Party nominee for President in the 2016 election.

Nelson’s Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) is the second highest-grossing film directed by a woman, only recently surpassed by Wonder Woman (2017).

In 2016, Robinson became the highest-ranking woman in U.S. military history as leader of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.