With Women’s History Month in full swing and the Oscars around the corner, let’s take a look at historic moments for women at the Academy Awards.
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Women Who Made History At The Oscars: Photos
![Women Who Made History At The Oscars: Photos](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mary-J.-Blige-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Ariana DeBose
![Ariana DeBose](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ariana-Debose-accepting-oscar-2022.jpg?w=680)
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Lina Wertmuller
![Lina Wertmuller](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Lina-Wertmuller-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Kathryn Bigelow
![Kathryn Bigelow](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Kathryn-Bigelow-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Melissa Etheridge
![Melissa Etheridge](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Melissa-Etheridge-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Emma Thompson
![Emma Thompson](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Emma-Thompson-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Chloé Zhao
![Chloé Zhao](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Chloé-Zhao-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Hattie McDaniel
![Hattie McDaniel](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hattie-McDaniel-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Jane Campion
![Jane Campion](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Jane-Campion-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
![Buffy Sainte-Marie](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Buffy-Sainte-Marie-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Rachel Morrison
![Rachel Morrison](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Rachel-Morrison-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Irene Cara
![Irene Cara](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Irene-Cara-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)
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Dorothy Fields
![Dorothy Fields](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dorothy-Fields-first-female-oscars.jpg?w=680)