Center: Kamala Harris became the first female vice president in 2020. She became the second woman nominated for president by a major political party, in 2024. The following is a list of female U.S. presidential and vice presidential nominees and invitees.

For example, John Adams served two consecutive terms and is counted as the first vice president (not the first and second). Likewise, George Clinton is counted as the fourth and John Calhoun as the seventh, even though each one's consecutive terms in …

She was the first female U.S. vice president, making her the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history. She was also the first African-American and the first Asian-American vice president. From 2017 to 2021, Harris served as a U.S. senator representing California.

Jan 18, 2022 · Kamala Harris makes history when she is sworn in as the 49th U.S. vice president on January 20, 2021, becoming the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to occupy...

On January 20, 2021, Kamala D. Harris became the first woman, the first African American woman, the first Indian-American, the first person of Asian-American descent, and the first graduate of an HBCU to be sworn in as the Vice President of the United States of America.

Geraldine Anne Ferraro was the first woman to be nominated for the vice-presidential spot by a major political party in the U.S. when she became the running mate of Walter Mondale during the...

Jan 21, 2025 · In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed as the first woman to serve in the Supreme Court, and nearly 40 years later, in 2020, Kamala Harris became the first female vice president. In another ...

Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris has made history as the first female, first black and first Asian-American US vice-president. She was sworn in just before Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th US...

Feb 1, 2025 · She is the first woman to have been vice president, and she is also the first Black person and first Asian American to hold that office. She represented California in the U.S. Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was that state’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017.

Nov 19, 2021 · The nation’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president broke yet another barrier when she temporarily stepped into the acting role.