With the presidential election right around the corner, many people are asking the question-- Is America ready for a female president? "When the first widely known woman candidate for president, Victoria Woodhull, declared her intention to run in 1870, the newspapers noted: 'She is rather in advance of her time. The public mind is not yet educated to the pitch of universal woman's rights.'" But that was over one hundred years ago. Is this even a matter of "being ready" at this point in time or is it just a matter of crossing that barrier and actually making it a reality. There are still areas in our modern time where sexism is present, and I can't say that I really understand why, but especially in this particular case, I think a woman president would be perfectly fine. There is nothing the president must do that a woman is not capable of. I would be a proud citizen of a country represented by a strong female leader. Many people don't feel the same way but I until I hear a good reason why a woman would not make a good president my views will remain the same.
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