A Woman President Essay, Research Paper

It is definitely time this country had a female president in the White house. For

over two-hundred years this country has existed, and every four years there is an

election. With the passing of each election a man has always been chosen for the

most influential job in the free world.

A possible reason for this is that women have been looked upon since the

dawn of time as the weaker species . That was never the case with such women

as Catherine the Great, Cleopatra, and Joan of Arc. These women would have

never been able to lead their countries and wage the wars that they did if the

above statement was even close to true. Back in the beginning of this country a

woman was only deemed to be useful when it came to affairs of the house and

were raised accordingly. Being taught to cook, clean, sew, and cater to her

husband s every whim. It was not until women began to realize just how unfairly

treated they were that they started to fight for their rights not only as women, but

as citizens of this country. This movement was led by such strong women as

Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Margaret

Sanger just to name a few. They finally won the right to vote with the nineteenth

amendment in August of nineteen-twenty.

Now women make up over fifty percent of the population in this country.

Why shouldn t the women of this country have someone who is sensitive and

understanding to their needs? It has already been proven that women can hold

powerful jobs. Look at Margaret Thatcher, who was once the Prime Minister of

Great Britain. Or even more recently Matiline Albright, the first female Secretary

of State for this nation. Oprah Winfrey was just voted by her peers to be the

most powerful woman in the entertainment industry. Men have governed this for

far too long. Granted some have done wonderful jobs, but others have made a

mockery of the presidency. Thus making the election in two-thousand the perfect

time for a change.