firsts

Blackmore will be remembered for a series of firsts, and potentially paving the way for others.

“It changes your view on boundaries and connections and how you want to connect. It shapes you because it’s all of these ‘firsts’ and processing them and feeling them so intensely.

Francis's papacy heralded many firsts and while he never stopped introducing reforms to the Catholic Church, he remained popular among traditionalists.

His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts.

In other words, they do not believe that the stories of these particular patriots having overcome the discrimination and adversity that led to them being the "firsts" and the "few" are important.