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Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell


Kim Campbell became Canada's nineteenth and first female prime minister in June 1993 and served in this position until November 1993. She previously held cabinet portfolios as Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of National Defense and Minister of Veterans' Affairs. She was the first woman to hold the Justice and Defense portfolios, and the first woman to be defense minister of a NATO country. Campbell participated in major international meetings including the Commonwealth, NATO, the G-7 Summit and the […]
Zuzana Caputová
Zuzana Caputová


Zuzana Čaputová assumed office as the president of Slovakia on June 15, 2019, the first woman to hold that position. Čaputová was born June 21, 1973, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). She graduated from the Comenius University Faculty of Law in 1996. Before entering politics, Čaputová spent most of her career as a lawyer in the public sector. She was an assistant in the legal department and then deputy to the town mayor in the city of Pezinok. Beginning in 1998, she worked for several civic and non-profit organizations and […]
Empress Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great


Catherine II was the empress of Russia from December 25, 1761, until her death on November 17, 1796. Known as Catherine the Great, she was the longest-reining empress of Russia. Catherine’s greatest accomplishments include establishing educational reform, championing the arts, and extending Russia’s borders in the largest territorial gain since Ivan the Terrible. Catherine was born on May 2, 1729, as Sophie Friederike Auguste. She grew up in Stettin, Poland, as a minor German princess. Upon request of the Russian Empress Elizabeth, Sophie traveled to Russia to meet the Grand […]
Laura Chinchilla
Laura Chinchilla


Laura Chinchilla Miranda was the first female president of Costa Rica, serving from 2010 to 2014. Chinchilla was born on March 28, 1959, in San Jose, Costa Rica. She graduated from the University of Costa Rica and received a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University. Prior to entering politics, Chinchilla was an NGO consultant in Latin America and Africa, specializing in judicial reform and public security issues. As a consultant, she conducted assessments of the justice sector for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), coordinated studies and […]
Helen Clark
Helen E Clark


Helen Clark served as New Zealand's prime minister from 1999 to 2008, the first woman elected at a general election as the prime minister and was fifth-longest serving person to hold the office. Following her terms as prime minister, Clark became the administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in April 2009; she is the first woman to lead the organization. She held the position until 2017. Clark was born February 26, 1950, in Hamilton, New Zealand. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a B.A. and an […]
Luisa Diogo
Luisa D Diogo


Luisa Dias Diogo was appointed prime minister of Mozambique in February 2004, becoming the first woman ever to hold the post. Diogo held the position until January 2010. As prime minister, she earned a reputation as a progressive reformer, a passionate advocate and a savvy business-woman. Diogo was born on April 11, 1958, in the western Mozambique province of Tete. She studied economics at Maputo's Eduardo Mondlane University. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1983, she continued her studies at the University of London, where she earned a master's […]
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge


Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of William, Duke of Cambridge, son of Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne. Catherine was born on January 9, 1982, in Reading, England, to Michael and Carol Middleton. Born without any royal titles, Catherine became Duchess of Cambridge after marrying William, Duke of Cambridge, on April 29, 2011. The couple has produced two heirs to the British throne, Prince George (2013) and Princess Charlotte (2015). As Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine supports a number of charitable causes, including mental health, […]
Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi


Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge and human rights activist who founded the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. In 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially for the rights of women and children. She was the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize. Ebadi was born in Hamadan, Iran, on June 21,1947. She graduated from the University of Tehran with a law degree in 1969 and then with a doctorate degree in […]
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I


Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland from November 17, 1558, until her death on March 24, 1603. Known as the Virgin Queen or Good Queen Bess, she was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. After Anne's execution two and a half years after Elizabeth's birth, the marriage was annulled and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. After the death of Henry VIII in 1547, Elizabeth's younger half-brother, Edward VI, ruled […]
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II


Elizabeth II was queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and head of the Commonwealth from 1952-2022. She was also queen of 12 countries that became independent after her accession to the throne: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926, in Mayfair, London, and was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, […]