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Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
5 years, 363 days Bev Clarno Oregon: House of Representatives Republican: January 9, 1995: January 13, 1997: 2 years, 4 days Doris Allen [a] California: State Assembly: Republican: June 5, 1995: September 14, 1995: 70 days Libby Mitchell Maine: House of Representatives: Democratic: December 4, 1996: December 2, 1998: 1 year, 363 days Donna ...
Here are five of the women who made this year’s Most Powerful Rising Executives list: Leah Anderson, Land O’Lakes Leah Anderson leads WinField United, the crop inputs and insights business at ...
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial upper houses of their respective countries or territories. The upper house, often called the Senate, is the one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The upper house usually has less power than the lower house. In some countries, its members are appointed rather than elected ...
“We have one woman in leadership, three women with powerful gavels, and at least another dozen who would be most capable of being an effective Speaker,” Julie Conway, who runs VIEW PAC — a ...
Sixty-one women are from the Americas, while 23 are based in EMEA, and 16 are in the Asia-Pacific region. Finance and tech top the list with 20 execs each, followed by retail with 18.
Lucy Stone (August 13, 1818 – October 18, 1893) was an American orator, abolitionist and suffragist who was a vocal advocate for and organizer of promoting rights for women. [1]
Top 25 Most Powerful Women of 2014 Forbes today announced its 10th anniversary of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (No. 1) topping this year's list for the ...