First Woman Speaker of the House

Being the first woman to hold this office, Pelosi felt honored as she accepetd this position at a very historical moment in American history. Women have had the right to hold office and to vote as a result of the 19th amendment, and the Equal Rights Ammendment.

"It is a moment for which we have waited over 200 years. Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights..."
"...But women weren't just waiting," she continued. "women were working. Never losing faith, we worked to redeem the promise of America, that all men and women are created equal."

Trailing behind such powerful women leaders such as Condoleeza Rice, Madeline Albright, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Pelosi has the potential to be a great leader. However, speculations over a womans ability to lead will always be a problem that female politicians will always have to face. Pelosi will just have to prove herself worthy and able of the position.

The next step in women's political advancement would be to have the first woman president, which at the rate america is electing females to office, it would not be farfetched to witness a woman elect in 2008.