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- Women Presidents and Prime Ministers Who was the world's first woman president? Isabel Peron of Argentina earned that title more than three decades ago, but she can't claim the title of the world's first elected female head of state. That position was filled in 1960, and since then doze...
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo In 2001, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo became the second woman to be swept into the Philippine Presidency by a peaceful People Power revolution. She was re-elected in 2004, winning with one million votes over her closest opponent.
- Isabel Peron In 1974, Isabel Person of Argentina became not only the youngest Latin American head of state, but the first woman ever to be elected president anywhere in the world.
- Mary McAleese Former law professor Mary McAleese is the first woman to succeed another as president, and is Ireland's current head of state. She took over leadership of the country from Mary Robinson. In 2008, she was ranked #74 on the Forbes list of most powerful...
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz? Could this be the first woman President of the United States? She has the glam of Sarah Palin, the work ethic of Hillary Clinton and the toughness of Nancy Pelosi. Well, yes, Hillary is tough and Nancy works hard and they are...
- Michelle Bachelet In 2006, Michelle Bachelet beat billionaire and former senator Sebastian Pinera in a runoff to become Chile's first female president.
- Politics: First Woman To ... The presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton has raised the role of women in politics back into the spotlight. While there hasn’t been a woman to hold the highest office in the United States before, women have held the top position in other cou...
- the First Gentleman What's wrong with this picture? Nothing at all, but imagine the picture reversed, with Hillary's hand on the Bible, swearing to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and former president Bill Clinton proudly looking on. On January 20, 2009,...
