In 1992 she became the first woman inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame.

In 1892, she became the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society.

All the new members of the hall are men; the last woman inducted was Brenda Lee in 2002.

The first woman inducted was Katherine Schipper in 2007.

She became the first woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999.

January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Barbara Enright, the first woman inducted into the Hall, considers her induction to be a "lifetime achievement honor."

On October 17, 2000, she became the first woman inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame.

Eva Ekeblad became the first woman inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Science (1748).

The organization has continued to grow through a plethora of professional, successful, and educated women inducted as members over the years.