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Political Factoid
The United States is not number one
in many things, and is far behind
other democracies, including choosing
a female leader.
- India, the largest democracy, elected
Indira Gandhi to be their first female
prime minister in 1966.
- Golda Meir became Prime Minister
of Israel in 1969.
- Isabel Martínez de Perón became President
of Argentina in 1974
- The United Kingdom elected Margaret Thatcher
to be their first female Prime Minister in 1979.
- Germany elected Angela Merkel as their
first female Chancellor in 2005.
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