First Lady Institution as Part of American Democracy

... to once again remind all of us that no matter who we are or where we are, if we believe in ourselves, and if we have the desire to get to the heart of the matter, fight, not surrender, we, each of us, can change the world”. Photo: wikipedia.org Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth II. American women have already become members of the top political elite of the United States. In 1997, Madeleine Albright became the first woman to head the major foreign policy agency – the Department of State, and in 2001 Condoleezza Rice was appointed ...