Tansu Penbe Çiller (born October 9, 1946) is an economist and politician in . Between 1993 and 1996, she served as Turkey’s first female Prime Minister, and was the third female head of state in a predominantly Muslim country. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Political Career 2.1 Europe 3 Reputation 4 […]

Tarja Halonen was born on 24 December 1943 in Helsinki, . She was the President of Finland from 2000-2012, the first woman to be elected to this office. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 1987 – 2000 3 Presidential Campaign (2000) and Presidency (2000- ) 4 Sources Education and Early Career Halonen […]

Susan B. Anthony (1820 – 1906) was a prominent American civil rights advocate who played an instrumental role in the women’s rights movement in the 19th century to introduce in the . During her lifetime, Anthony gained widespread notoriety as a powerful public advocate of women’s rights and as a new and stirring voice for […]

Soong Ch’ing-ling (traditional Chinese: 宋慶齡) (27 January 1893 – 29 May 1981), also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the three Soong sisters—who, along with their husbands, were amongst most significant political figures of the early 20th century. She was the first non-royal woman to officially become head of state of China, acting […]