A majority of these shares are from women — many from immigrant and marginalized backgrounds — sharing their own firsts. In the United States alone, we’ve witnessed a year-long increasing assault on the rights of women — especially women of color. In what seems to be a time of hopelessness for women’s advancement, these “first in my bloodline” posts feel like a beacon of hope, evidence of progress, and a form of resistance. “I can’t wait to do the ‘first in the bloodline trend’ someday,” one woman wrote. While there are cynics in the comments (as there are in all X posts nowadays), they are outnumbered by the women determined to accomplish firsts of their own.

Source: Huffington Post February 21, 2026 13:17 UTC