From 1979 until now, only two women, Simone Veil (1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999-2002) were chairmen of European Parliament.
in the History of International Relations
until the success achieved by the Emancipation movement, women have occupied high political positions and played a decisive role for the evolution of interstate relations. The leaders - women of tribes in Paleolithic and Neolithic ages are examples, that might be a little lacking of eloquence, but they are the ones that certify the practice of matriarch. The long period during which this political system worked successfully, makes us wonder why during the evolution of civilization, the preference was given to male leaders and officials. However, images of women pharaohs, warriors, empresses, activists and presidents remained famous in the history of mankind. (69-30 BC) - the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, a rare example of a ruling queen who raised armies and conducted wars . was 17 or 18 years old when she became the queen of Egypt, but proved to be a shrewd politician. She was able to regain the throne from her brother Ptolemy XIII and become in 47 BC the only ruler of Egypt. Due to her liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony, Cleopatra saved her country from being rapt by the Roman Empire.of Arc (1412-1431) - a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic Saint.also, The Maid of Orleans, his French young woman is famous for being capable of leading an army during the last part of the Hundred Year s War. Her swift victories in Orleans settled the disputed succession to the throne, but soon after the Charles VII s coronation she was captured and sold to the English King Henry VI. < span align = "justify"> She marked the history by being a military leader, a breaker of medieval gender roles, a peasant revolutionary, and a religious fanatic . Boleyn (1507 - 1536) - Queen of England, the initiator of Anglican Church reform.was crowned Queen of England on June 1, 1533 in a pageant ceremony at Westminster Abbey.Boleyn granted petitions, received diplomats, presided at meetings. She played an important role in England's international position by solidifying an alliance with France, establishing a good relationship with the French Ambassador Gilles Pommeraie.May 2, 1536 Anne was accused of high treason by her husband Henry VIII and executed on May 19.
II (1729 - 1796) - Empress of Russia
II (the Great) exemplifies the enlightened despot of her time. Her reign was considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire, which extended the borders and included New Russia, Crimea, Right-Bank Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Courland at the disadvantage of two powers - the Ottoman the South-Eastern Europe a...
