Letter: There have been scores of female heads of state around the world. Why shouldn’t the U.S. follow suit?

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, right, hands out bags of coffee to the media as a Christmas present in Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

By Linda F. Smith | The Public Forum

| Aug. 11, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

| Updated: Aug. 21, 2024, 7:24 p.m.

Dear voters:

Consider:

Golda Meir, Prime Minister, Israel, 1969-1974

Margaret Thatcher, PM United Kingdom, 1979-1990

Benazir Bhutto, PM Pakistan, 1988-1990, 1993-1996

Indira Gandhi, PM India, 1996-1997, 1980-1984

Angela Merkel, Chancellor Germany, 2005-2021

Jacinda Arden, PM New Zealand, 2017-2023

All told, there have been 77 female heads of state from 59 different countries since 1960.

Who says the U.S. is not ready for a woman president?

Linda F. Smith, Salt Lake City

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