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They were the first women voted for as candidates for president at the national convention of a major American political party. [9] Former Wyoming Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross was a candidate for vice president at the 1928 Democratic National Convention. Her name was mentioned as a potential candidate as early as 1927, and the possibility of her ...
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.
Kamala Harris was the first African-American U.S. senator to be elected vice president of the United States. Black women in the United States Senate are underrepresented twofold: the United States Senate has had ten Black elected or appointed office holders and only three Black female senators. [42]
It was a remarkable turn of events that once again brought together the two most powerful women in American politics – both from the San Francisco Bay area, both products of the city’s ...
Here are the most powerful women in politics this year. Rep. Nancy Pelosi Pelosi holds a history-making role in the U.S. government as the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the House.
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...
Category listing female national presidents in North America. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Subcategories
Mothers of vice presidents of the United States (11 P) S. ... Pages in category "American women in politics" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 ...