-- Jennifer Granholm, first female governor of Michigan, speaking of Rosa Parks (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The Calgary Herald «s Dec. 24, 1983, edition was a reflection of its time: Jeanne Sauvé was appointed Canada's first female Governor General; retailer Waterbed Warehouse opened its third local big box store; and a Vancouver janitor was en route to Parliament Hill to perform an anti-Trudeau (Pierre Elliott) version of «Twelve Days of Christmas,» complete with the lyric «five metric morons.» (macleans.ca)
Tokyo elected its first female governor as it prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, with voters turning to a leader promising clean politics. (cnbc.com)