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Hazel J. Harper was the first female president of the National Dental Association. [225] [226] Janet Rosenberg Jagan was the first American woman elected as a head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of a nation's armed forces, taking the role of the President of the Co‑operative Republic of Guyana. [227] 1998
Category listing the first female national presidents in North America. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Pages in category "First women presidents in North America"
Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office. The first female governor in North America and the Americas overall was Beatriz de la Cueva —appointed in 1541, when Central America was part of Spain.
Category listing female national presidents in North America. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Subcategories
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.
Jo Jorgensen was the Libertarian nominee for president in 2020. She is the first woman to be nominated for president by that party. Jorgensen's 1.9 million votes represent the second-highest total for a female presidential candidate. Harris was subsequently the 2020 Democratic vice presidential candidate.
It includes Women presidents that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category lists the first women presidents of their respective countries. Equivalent positions of non-royal heads of state are also included (for example, chairperson).
Victoria C. Woodhull: First Woman to Run for President", The Women's Quarterly (Fall 1988) Victoria Woodhull, Topics in Chronicling America, Library of Congress "A lecture on constitutional equality," delivered at Lincoln hall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 16, 1871, by Victoria C. Woodhul, American Memory, Library of Congress