FEMALE FIRST NAMES IN THE 1860 SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS, CENSUS ... Therefore, these name should be fairly representative of Southern female names in general, with the exception of Alamo,

Female First Names In The 1990 Census A-G ... Where does your name rank? There are a total of 4,275 names in the ranking.

Sara K. Smith of Wonkette asks an interesting question about Kay Bailey Hutchison's new Kay for Governor campaign — how come female politicians so often campaign under their first names?

Below are links to the top 100 male and female first names for each year since 2004, based on births registered in New Zealand during each year.

Harvard University names Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president in its 371-year history. ... Harvard University in the US has selected its first female president, Drew Gilpin Faust, 59,

Habiba Sarobi, Afghanistan's first female governor. In the background is the site of Bamiyan's destroyed Buddhas. Photograph: Declan Walsh...

On Sunday, Harvard University named Faust the first female president in the school's 371-year history.

Chayes, the first woman appointed to lead one of Microsoft’s international research labs, has extensive experience leading research teams at Microsoft and pursuing research in core areas...

Just five months ago, she became the first female deputy commander there. Dunwoody, 55, has made it clear that she feels no need for special acclaim for her historic achievement.

That's because Microsoft will be employing more scientists: the company's sixth research center, and its first on the East Coast of the United States, will be opening in Cambridge, Massachusetts.