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Tag: women in politics

335) Ida B Wells

335: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett Journalist, Researcher, and Activist Born: 16 July 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States of America Died: 25 March 1931, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Born into slavery, Ida was left in charge of her younger siblings after her parents were killed in a yellow fever epidemic when she was a…

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326) Sushma Swaraj

326: Sushma Swaraj Former Indian Minister of External Affairs Born: 14 February 1952, Ambala, Punjab (present-day India) Died: 6 August 2019, New Delhi, India Sushma was the second woman to hold that position in India’s history. Sushma was a politician and also a former Supreme Court Judge. She was the youngest cabinet minister in the…

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325) Jeanine Pirro

325: Jeanine Pirro Television Host, Author, Former Judge, Prosecutor, and New York Politician Born: 2 June 1951, Elmira, New York, United States of America Also Known As: Judge Jeanine Jeanine is now the host of her own Fox News show Justice With Judge Jeanine. She is also a former contributor to NBC News and the…

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324) Sonia Gandhi

324: Sonia Gandhi Former President of the Indian National Congress (Party) Born: 9 December 1946, Lusiana, Italy Original Name: Edvige Antonia Albina Maino Sonia is the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi and declined the office of Prime Minister after her husband’s assassination—shocking the world, nearly all of whom expected her to accept the position. Although she…

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322) Meira Kumar

322: Meira Kumar The First Female Speaker of Lok Sabha—the Lower House of Indian Parliament Born: 31 March 1945, Patna, India She served in that position from 2009 to 2014. Meira is a politician and diplomat. She was born into a political Dalit Family (Dalit means untouchable—today they are called Scheduled Caste), but obviously didn’t…

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