Ann E. Dunwoody
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody (born January 14, 1953) is a retired general of the United States Army. She is the first woman in U.S. military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008.
Elmira Minita Gordon
Gordon was the first woman to be appointed as Governor General, or the queen's representative, of a Commonwealth realm. She was promoted to both Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) and Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO).