When the rest of the world elected women leaders

India elects its first female president (July 2007)

By Henry Chu

Los Angeles Times cov­er­age of Prat­ibha Pat­il’s elec­tion as pres­id­ent of In­dia.

“Fed­er­al and state le­gis­lat­ors elec­ted Prat­ibha Pat­il to the largely ce­re­mo­ni­al post, mak­ing this coun­try the world’s largest to boast a fe­male head of state. The last wo­man to serve that func­tion for In­dia was Queen Vic­tor­ia, dur­ing the days of the Brit­ish Raj.”

Sources: Los Angeles Times, July 22, 2007.