Women can be presidents too, many have gone before

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Her name is Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. She was born on April 15, 1930 in Reykjavík, Iceland. She is now 88. When she was younger – in her early 20s – she taught French and French drama at a university and worked as a tour guide during summer.

You’re probably wondering why I’m telling you about this woman whose name is hard to spell and comes from a town even harder to spell. Well, I’m telling you all this because you should know her.