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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.
Loretta Perfectus Walsh (April 22, 1896 – August 6, 1925) was the first American woman to officially serve in the United States Armed Forces in a non-nursing capacity. She joined the United States Naval Reserve on March 17, 1917, and subsequently became the first female petty officer in the Naval Reserve when she was sworn in as Chief Yeoman on March 21, 1917.
Joan Baez (born 1941) – prominent American anti-war protester, inspirational singer; Ella Baker (1903–1986) – African-American civil rights activist, feminist, pacifist; Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961) – American pacifist, leader of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and 1946 Nobel peace laureate
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
In 1843-1844, enslaved Lucumí women Carlota and Ferminia, led the slave rebellion of Year of the Lash on Cuba. In 1857–1858, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Begum Hazrat Mahal also led a band of her supporters in support of Laskhimbai during the revolt. [citation needed]
Women in the American Revolution played various roles depending on their social status, race and political views. The American Revolutionary War took place as a result of increasing tensions between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. American colonists responded by forming the Continental Congress and going to war with the British. The ...
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
Two years later, Carter tapped her for Secretary of Health and Human Services, [a] therefore making her the first woman to hold two different cabinet positions. [3] Madeleine Albright , who was born in Czechoslovakia , became the first foreign-born woman to serve in a president's cabinet when she was picked by President Bill Clinton for United ...