May 15, 1991

“What I find amazing is that, when a man is designated as prime minister, nobody asks the French if they think it is a good thing that is a man.” Édith Cresson

Édith Cresson becomes the first woman Prime Minister of France.

Édith Cresson is the only woman to have held the office of Prime Minister of France. She was appointed to the prime ministerial post by President François Mitterrand.

Édith Cresson – French Politician – Associated Links:

Édith Cresson | Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edith-Cresson
Édith Cresson “Women in the News: ‘The Fighter’ of France | NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/16/world/woman-in-the-news-the-fighter-of-france-edith-cresson.html
Édith Cresson| Your Dictionary – Biographies: http://biography.yourdictionary.com/edith-cresson
Édith Cresson |Quotes: http://quotationsbywomen.com/authorq/35714/

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January 4, 1969

Marla Lee Runyan American professional track and field athlete who is legally blind is born.

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July 4, 1911

Alaska Native civil rights champion Elizabeth Peratrovich, who played an instrumental role in the 1945 passage of the first anti-discrimination law in the United States was born

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