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grassfed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:24 AM
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Are Clinton & Ferraro really the best we can come up with for first woman Pres or VP?
Disastrous role models and a bleak reflection of American society.

While the rest of the world moves on.

The Council of Women World Leaders:
Corazon Aquino President, The Philippines, 1986-92
Michelle Bachelet President, Chile, 2006-present
Gro Harlem Brundtland Prime Minister, Norway, 1981, 1986-89, and 1990-96
Micheline Calmy-Rey President, Switzerland, 2007
Suzanne Camelia-Romer Prime Minister, Netherlands Antilles, 1993, 1998-1999
Kim Campbell Prime Minister, Canada, 1993
Violeta B. de Chamorro President, Nicaragua, 1990-96
Tansu Çiller Prime Minister, Turkey, 1993-96
Helen Clark Prime Minister, New Zealand, 1999-present
Edith Cresson Prime Minister, France, 1991-92
Luísa Dias Diogo Prime Minister, Mozambique, 2004-present
Ruth Dreifuss President, Switzerland, 1999
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir President, Iceland, 1980-96
Pamela Gordon Premier, Bermuda, 1997-98
Tarja Halonen President, Finland, 2000 - present
Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister, Bangladesh, 1996–2001
Janet Jagan President, Guyana, 1997-1999
Emily de Jongh-Elhage Prime Minister, Netherlands Antilles, 2006-present
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President, Liberia, 2005-present
Chandrika Kumaratunga President, Sri Lanka, 1994-2005
Maria Liberia-Peters Prime Minister, Netherlands Antilles, 1984-86, 1988-94
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo President, The Philippines, 2001-present
Mary McAleese President, Ireland, 1997–present
Beatriz Merino Prime Minister, Peru, 2003
Angela Merkel Chancellor, Germany, 2005-present
Mireya Moscoso President, Panama, 1999-2004
Maria Das Neves Prime Minster, São Tomé and Príncipe, 2002-2004
Kazimira Prunskienė Prime Minister, Lithuania, 1990-91
Mary Robinson President, Ireland, 1990-97
Jenny Shipley Prime Minister, New Zealand, 1997-99
Portia Simpson Miller Prime Minister, Jamaica 2006-2007
Jennifer Meredith Smith Premier, Bermuda, 1998-2003
Hanna Suchocka Prime Minister, Poland, 1992-93
Vaira Vike-Freiberga President, Latvia, 1999-2007
Begum Khaleda Zia Prime Minister, Bangladesh, 1991-96 and 2001-2006
http://www.cwwl.org/
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:26 AM
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1. Barbara Boxer cmes to mind as a better example.
Perhaps Mikulsky (sp?) as well?

In the past, Ann Richards.

Tesha
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