Vigdis Finnbogadóttir: The World’s First Female President
Her election to the presidency challenged expectations of who could lead a country, bringing experience in education and the arts into a powerful public role.
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Amazing women presidents from all over the world (except the US… hah.)
Corazon Aquino, revolutionary president of the Philippines
She entered politics without planning a presidential career, then helped rally peaceful resistance against a dictatorship and restore democratic government to her country.