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I find this doubtful. Up to now, Margaret Thatcher is not primarily remembered for being female, a comparable and unmatched milestone. She is remembered more f
by ronaldx 13y ago
I find this doubtful.
Up to now, Margaret Thatcher is not primarily remembered for being female, a comparable and unmatched milestone. She is remembered more for what she achieved in office (for good or for bad).
The changes that allowed America to have its first black president did not happen on the day of the election in 2008, nor during Obama's time in office. To suggest that he will be remembered for this is to suggest that he has done nothing of historical note.
- Retric 13y agoAsk most people what did Gerald Ford do? How about Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor? Heck ask most people was Zachary Taylor a US President and I doubt most people would get that right. Sure, they all dealt with political issues but for most people in the long term presedents are generally forgettable. Long term, George Washington = First, Abraham Lincoln = civil war/emancipation, Franklin D. Roosevelt = new deal, and without a major issue or accomplishment Obama = first black president or just nothing.
- gambiting 13y agoWe are used to seeing females as leaders though - as with your example, UK has a QUEEN, so having a female PM while unprecedented, is not that surprising. And we've had queens leading entire countries centuries before. However, a black person chosen as president in a country which just 40 years earlier had racial segregation? That's really surprising and a massive development.
- ronaldx 13y agoTwo words: Nelson Mandela.