First Female President

8 Reasons Michelle Obama Would Make a Better Presidential Candidate Than Her Husband

Keli Goff | Posted 05.01.2012

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The woman who was once viewed as a liability on the campaign trail in 2008 is now viewed as a greater asset than her husband as he seeks re-election in 2012. Could she one day see herself following Hillary Clinton's footsteps down the path of first lady turned presidential candidate?

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'Women Will Run Banks Before The White House'

Bloomberg | Posted 04.06.2012

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A woman will serve as chief executive officer at one of the five biggest U.S. banks before the nation gets its first female president, said U.S. Senat...

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Pink Is Not Just For Girls

Hannah Weintraub | Posted 01.07.2012

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70 years ago, people thought women shouldn't go to school because education could cause "brain fever" or sterility. There are many, equally laughable, presumptions about gender that we have yet to surmount.

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Costa Rica's First Woman President Fights Invasions, Drug Cartels

Forbes Women | Posted 12.05.2011

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Last year, Costa Rica elected its first female president, Laura Chinchilla, 52, adding another leader to the growing ranks of female heads of state in...

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From Suffrage To The White House: Remember The Past, Fight For The Future

Elinor Steele | Posted 10.05.2011

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Do you know the feeling of being in the presence of greatness? I felt surrounded and embraced by that feeling during my recent visit to the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum in Washington, D.C.

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Does Piers Morgan Ask Why Condi Rice Is Single? Let Me Count the Ways

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Now Piers Morgan has taken over in the King slot at CNN. With Professor Condoleezza Rice as one of his first guests, would he, too, turn out to be a matrimaniac?

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnists Call Obama A 'Female' With A 'Humanoid' Problem

The Huffington Post | Erin Booth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two Pulitzer Prize winning columnists took aim at President Barack Obama on Wednesday. The Washington Post's Kathleen Parker called him the "first fem...

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She's Out There! Her Name Is Fiona Lowenstein!

Amy Sewell | Posted 05.25.2011

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My interest in politics was first sparked by the 2000 election. I decided, at age six, that I wanted to be a news reporter.

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She's Out There! Her Name Is Hannah Kuhn-Gale

Amy Sewell | Posted 11.17.2011

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I'm almost 10 years old and was 7 when I submitted my essay to She's Out There! I am really excited to be one of the girls/women in this anthology.

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She's Out There! Her Name is Ray Rubin

Amy Sewell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Real social change happens on the streets, by the people. Hopefully we have civic leaders who are brave enough to stand with us.

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Q&A: Actor Geena Davis Got an Oscar and Now Makes Accidents Happen

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Davis's startling and starring reappearance makes for a snappy and sharp-witted comeback. She plays the maternal head of a decidedly distraught and traumatized suburban family.

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SHE'S OUT THERE! The Next Generation of Presidential Candidates Essays by 35 Young Women Who Aspire to Lead the Nation

Amy Sewell | Posted 05.25.2011

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I realized there must be a lot of young women out there thinking about running for president, and I wanted to know who they are.

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If Not Hillary, Who Will Be The First Female President?

New York Times | Kate Zernike | Posted 05.25.2011

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If not her, who? Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may or may not become the first female president of the United States, but if fate and voters deny he...

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