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The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
A few months later, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo of Portugal became the continent’s second female head of government. Since 2010, 28 countries in Europe have had at least one female leader, and ...
1926 Rudolf Koppitz: Vienna, Austria Gelatin silver print on carte-postale [s 1] Kiki with African Mask: 1926 Man Ray: Paris, France Gelatin silver print [s 2] Charles Lindbergh, Croydon Aerodrome: 29 May 1927 Pacific and Atlantic photos inc. London, England, United Kingdom [s 2] Monolith, the Face of Half Dome: 1927 Ansel Adams
Ilse Bing (1899–1998) creates monochrome images which are exhibited at the Louvre and New York's Museum of Modern Art. [ 49 ] Gerda Taro (1910–1937) is killed while covering the Spanish Civil War , becoming the first woman photojournalist to have died while working on the frontline.
Check the pictures out below. Editor's Note: This post was inspired by an earlier feature written by former Business Insider reporter Mike Bird. 25 world leaders and dictators when they were young
Trade unionist, women's activist and important contributor to the Equal Pay for Equal Work decision: 1875–1939: Millicent Preston-Stanley: Australia: 1883: 1955: First female member of the NSW Legislative Assembly; campaigned for the custodial rights of mothers in divorce and women's healthcare: 1875–1939: Lorine Livingston Pruette: United ...
The 2021 HERoes Future Female Leaders list celebrates 100 inspirational women who are not yet senior leaders in an organisation but are making a significant contribution to gender diversity at work.
Sheila Widnall became the first woman ever to serve as leader of a branch of the United States Armed Forces, and as such the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Air Force; she served under President Bill Clinton. [4] 1994 Beverly Harvard became first black female police chief of a major city (Atlanta, Georgia) in the United States. [219]