Women in Authority
Previously consort to Leo IV, regent for, and then co-ruler with, her son Constantine VI before becoming sole ruler in her own right in 797.
We’ll have to hold off on Irene until we get to I.
Women in Authority
Women in Authority
longest reigning monarch in English history
-“BB”-
Women in Authority
We usually don’t number in this game.
And despite her royal title, not sure how much authority Princess Diana really had.
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
I think I thought I was in the Baker’s Dozen thread.
But now it’s Irene’s turn 
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Previously consort to Leo IV, regent for, and then co-ruler with, her son Constantine VI before becoming sole ruler in her own right in 797.
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods, Ancient Rome
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Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
For a tumultuous 49 days.
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
-“BB”-
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Queen Máxima of The Netherlands
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Queen Máxima of The Netherlands
Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022
A human rights lawyer, she lost the 2022 presidential election to Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Queen Máxima of The Netherlands
Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022
Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Queen Máxima of The Netherlands
Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022
Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999
Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Queen Máxima of The Netherlands
Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022
Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999
Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister
Ursula Apolloni, Canadian MP, 1974-1984
Women in Authority
Aquino, Corazon, Philippines, President 1986-1992
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Prime Minister 1988-1990 & 1993-1996
Campbell, Kim, Canada, Prime Minister 1993
Diana, Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022
Feinstein, Dianne, longest-serving woman Senator in the U.S. Senate, 1992-2023
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway, 1990-1996
Hilary Clinton, SOS 2009-2013
Irene of Athens, Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Empress 797-802
Juno, Queen of the Gods
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
Liz Truss, United Kingdom, Prime Minister 2022
Meir, Golda – first (and to date, only) female PM of Israel, 1969-1974
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, US Senator (R-Kans.), 1978-1997
Oantitsy, ruled the Boina Kingdom in Madagascar, 1832-1836
Pelosi, Nancy, twice Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Queen Máxima of The Netherlands
Robredo, Leni, Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-2022
Shipley, Jenny, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997 - 1999
Thatcher, Margaret, UK Prime Minister
Ursula Apolloni, Canadian MP, 1974-1984
Vicki Hollub, first woman to head a major American oil company
… when she was named the president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum in April 2016