She became the first female director of the agency.

She was the first female director of an insurance organization in Serbian history.

She was, the show says, the only female director who managed to find a place in Hollywood's studio system.

She became the first black female director produced by a major Hollywood studio.

She was the first female director of a Trinidadian radio show.

"Big" marked the first time a female director cracked $100 million at the box office.

Of those companies, 417 had female directors, up 3 percent from 404 in 1995.

Being a female director, though, is also a lonely business in the world of opera.

It was one of those moments when being a female director probably makes a difference.

Only a female director could get me to wear the underwear.