I was the 40th American female to summit Everest with 268 total females and 429 total Americans.
Cindy, in 1988, Stacy Allison was the first American female. The reason I know is that my friend Bob Singer was basecamp doc that year. He died this spring at age 81. I'll be taking his obit with me to Whitney this August.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacy_Allison
