| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ELLA | Grasso who was the first female governor in the U.S. |
| POETLAUREATE | Robert Penn Warren was the first one in the U.S. |
| OBERLIN | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| OTT | Fred ..., whose sneeze was the subject of the first copyrighted movie in the U.S. |
| IKEA | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| BIGELK | Omaha chief who was an ally of the U.S. in the War of 1812 |
| HAMEL | Actress Veronica who was the model in the last cigarette ad shown on U.S. TV |
