When the rest of the world elected women leaders

Merkel to make German history as chancellor (October 2005)

By Jeffrey Fleishman

Los Angeles Times cov­er­age of An­gela Merkel’s elec­tion as chan­cel­lor of Ger­many.

“When asked how she felt about the seem­ingly cer­tain pro­spect of be­com­ing chan­cel­lor, a tired-look­ing Merkel smiled and re­spon­ded: ‘I’m do­ing well. I’m in a good mood, but I have a lot of work ahead of me.’”

Sources: Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2005.