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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.
Some women (based on property ownership) in the Isle of Man (geographically part of the British Isles but not part of the United Kingdom) gained the right to vote in 1881. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections; from 1893. [ 3 ]
The United World Federalists was a non-partisan, non-profit organization with members in forty-eight states, founded in Asheville, North Carolina on February 23, 1947, as the result of a merger of five existing world government groups: Americans United for World Government; World Federalists, U.S.A.; Student Federalists; Georgia World Citizens ...
Before British rule, Malaysia as it is today, was composed of separate sultanates and states. The Federated Malay States was the first instance of federalism being introduced in the Malay Peninsula. Penang, Malacca and Singapore were ruled as part of the Straits Settlements.
The organization's lineage can be traced back to its precursor, the World Federalists, established in 1941. This group subsequently merged with other organizations in 1943 to create the Federal World Government, Inc. which evolved into the World Federalists, USA in 1945, and in 1947, it transformed into the United World Federalists (UWF).
The World Federalist Movement is a global citizens movement that advocates for strengthened and democratic world institutions subjected to the federalist principles of subsidiarity, solidarity and democracy. It states that "[w]orld federalists support the creation of democratic global structures accountable to the citizens of the world and call ...
Two illustrative examples of federated countries—one of the world's oldest federations, and one recently organized—are Australia and the Federated States of Micronesia, (Micronesia). Johannes Althusius (1563-1638), is considered the father of modern federalism, along with Montesquieu.
Although legally entitled to vote, black people (including black women) were effectively denied voting rights in numerous Southern states until 1965. United States Virgin Islands: 1936 Beginning in 1936 women could vote; however, this vote, as with men, was limited to those who could prove they had an income of $300 per year or more. Uruguay