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She became the first female, Black, and Asian American vice president upon winning the 2020 election, defeating the Republican candidate, incumbent Vice President Mike Pence. [43] Following Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election, Harris announced her candidacy for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. [44]
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.
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
After the contentious 2020 election, Harris made history as the first woman, the first Black American and the first South Asian American to serve as vice president of the United States.
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"
Had she won, Harris would have been the first female and first Asian-American president of the United States, and the second African-American president after Obama. [238] By August 5, Harris had officially secured the nomination via a virtual roll call of delegates.
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
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.