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Rebecca Felton The Power Of Women

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The Power of Women On November 21, 1922 Rebecca Felton was the first woman to have a seat in the US senate. In 1964 Chase Smith was the first woman to be nominated for President. In 1984 Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman nominated for Vice President. There haven’t been many powerful women but that doesn’t mean there aren’t powerful woman. Woman like Angela Merkal, Jannet Yellen, Hillary Clinton and Park Guen-hye can be just as powerful as men or even more powerful. These woman have all made history and hopefully one day all woman will be seen equal to men. Angela Merkal also nicknamed “Mutti” meaning mother of the nation is serving her third term as a German Chancellor after September 2013 election. Only two post-war German leaders …show more content…

Hillary was head of task force on National Health Care Reform and participated in the Un Forth World Conference on Woman. She also participated in the World Economic Forum. Hillary was later nominated to be the US senate seat for New York. She was the first lady to run for Federal Office and also won general election. Hillary was re-elected senator and in 2008 she announced her Democratic Presidency. She was ahead of Barack Obama for a little while before he took off. Obama nominated Hillary to be Secretary of State. Also while Hillary was in power she worked with Russia to reduce nuclear weapons. She has also started a foundation partnering with Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates to study the data on the global process of women and girls. It’s called the “no ceiling’s” project that will show women’s rights are human rights. Hillary Clinton can be as powerful as men or even more …show more content…

Park was appointed Vice Chairperson of Grand National Park and later won election as the parties Chairperson. On December 19, 2012 Park became South Koreas first female President. Park was instated as the Nations acting First Lady. “Park continued to flourish in the South Korean political world,” said the Biography Website. She later served as a member of the National Assembly and was re-elected four times, serving in five consecutive national assemblies. Park is named “Queen of Elections”. During Parks presidency she has eased the tension between North Korea and South Korea and are working on engagement. Park Guen-hye can be as powerful as men or even more

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