If Women Ruled America

== If Women Ruled America: (WWII-Present) ==
In this alternative
timeline, America’s First Women President was elected after WWII. The American
people wanted to see a change in society after the tragic war, which is why a
woman was appointed into office. It was desired to have a leader that could help
nurture the hurt in America, as well as create a united community. From here
on, our nation saw a great change in the government’s morals and societal evolution
following. 
What is true in both our
society and this alternative timeline is that there are more women than men
populating America. Yet, in the AT the women are represented greater in the
government and valued more within society. The map represents the population of
men versus women in each of the states with a percentage. The states in blue represent
heavily female populated states and the majority of male populated states are in red. 
== Presidential Timeline ==
Eleanor Roosevelt- (1945-1953)
* America’s First Female President
* Roosevelt did not bomb Japan and made peace through contracts this allowed for better social relations to people of Japanese descent
* Joined the United Nations with intentions of decreasing conflict between nations
* Changed the meaning and funding for the military to be more for service and providing
help for struggling Americans than battle and war
Marilyn Monroe- (1953-1957)
* Inspired by Roosevelt, Monroe took her powerful spirit to the government
* Even with little political experience, her values and morals on equality inspired America to progress
* Along with acting, she served American showing that you cannot be limited to one talent
* Monroe began desegregation efforts by implementing a no tolerance for bias law 
* Her background in working in a WWII factory helped her make decisions in office for helping unemployment and gave jobs to lower class citizens
Rosa Parks- (1957-1965)
* Parks took political action in the Civil Rights Movement and was supported by many women
in her campaign in 1955
* First African American Women to be President 
* Civil Rights Bills were passed and almost ended all cases of segregation with hopes to fill the gap between colored and non-colored Americans 
* Inspired other nations to shift their governmental focus on the people versus the politics 
Dorothy Vaughan- (1965-1969)
* Vaughan was a natural-born leader, she worked for NASA as a mathematician and was First African American supervisor for human computers
* Americans believed her strong will was essential for progressing politics 
* Dorothy choose not to enter the Vietnam war, which caused up rise for those in support
* She handled this by explaining how we would help refugees flee to American which would increase the economy by bringing more consumers to American businesses
* Vaughan passed bills ensuring minority ease to the voting process and allow for better access to voting and fewer requirements to vote
Maya Angelou- (1969-1977)
* Angelou’s presidency supported women’s ability to function independently in society 
* Roe v Wade was passed and allowing women’s choice to have an abortion no matter what term of pregnancy they are in
* Women began to feel more comfortable to speaking out against rape and Title IX was implemented 
* During Angelou’s presidency there was an increase in women in different fields of work along with higher positions in businesses
* In 1970 for every dollar a man-made, women made .59 cents. In order to fix this Angelou increased the minimum wage for women until the gap leveled out
* Angelou decreased the amount nuclear weapons possessed by the U.S.
* Prevented the Vietnam war from escalating by using her powerful words, she wrote a poem to encourage unity and love with Americans and citizens of the world 
* Won Noble Peace Prize for promoting peace between nations and to recognize her bravery for sharing her inspirational life stories to the public 
Muriel F Siebert (1977-1981)
* Siebert was known as the First Women of Finance
* As American was entering a recession we needed someone to help our budget
* Began to decrease the minimum wage to fix inflation problem, although people did not always agree with her, this helped the inflation end faster than predicted
* Luckily, with more minorities making money economic growth was able to occur and begin to stay steady 
* People saw her as a hero, and she inspired more women to pursue careers in mathematics
Nancy Reagan (1981-1989)
* Reagan came into the office as a famous actor with plans to redecorate the White House
* She started a drug campaign to try and teach people to “Just Say No”
* Reagan struggled with maintaining a strong relationship with her family which affected her presidency, since the people expected her to be a great mother 
* She was very good at managing and dealing with the media; this allowed her make people aware that their judgments did not bother her 
* Known to speak her word and go with her gut, proving that women can not be underestimated 
Eileen Collins (1989-1993)
* Collins was the first female space shuttle commander and famous veteran 
* Americans wanted an intelligent, informed woman in command to further space exploration
* Started to change the reputation of women in office showing that they can be more powerful in government by funding for discovery in science
* Environmental laws were passed restricting greenhouse gas usage for citizens but mostly businesses and sparked a worldwide trend of environmental concern
* Set up a better program for veteran’s coming back from war to support their needs like shelter, food, and insurance 
* American’s saw her as a caring and respectable public figure
Hillary Clinton (1993-2001)
* Clinton had great experience with politics and the government before running for president, which made her a good candidate
* She advocated heavily for health care reform and created a new policy that has helped many Americans afford heath care
* Unfortunately, she got caught up in a few controversial situations like an email scandal 
* People began to dislike her actions in office and Americans viewed her as a weak leader and a liar
* Clinton stood for many great things, but got caught in a bad light which Americans weren’t very forgiving of 
George W. Bush (2001-2009)
* Americans wanted a change and believed that a man could bring us back to our roots and help America
* Bush was elected to presidency for his compelling campaign on making American a more militarily dominate country  
* This backfired when 9/11 happened, Bush declared a war on terrorism 
* Hurricane Katrina hit and the aid from the government was very slow in which Americans blamed Bush
* World Economic Crisis erupted, and Americans doubted the reliability of President Bush and were unconvinced if a male leader would be better for society 
Michelle Obama (2009-2017)
* After Bush’s bad Presidency, Michelle Obama ran and won with her very influential and optimistic character
* Obama advocated for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity and healthy eating 
* As a lawyer, she was very involved with the court in her presidency
* Obama decided to keep most of her family life out of the spotlight so they could live somewhat of normal lives
* She took a hard hit from the media when they described her as “Angry Black Women”, she handled this very professionally and made awareness to the invasive media by supporting other victims of verbal abuse
* Obama implemented LGBTQ rights into the law and legalized same sex marriage 
* Michelle Obama was a very great role model for young girls and Americans as a whole
No president (2017-now)
* Currently, there is not president 
* America has struggled the past few years with who (what gender) should take power in the government
* After a harsh and rigorous election campaign including Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren, Americans couldn’t decide on a president 
* For now, the Judicial and Legislative branches have taken over command, but they are still in search for a president
* America is in severe conflict with each other in determining who is the “superior” gender 
* There is a conflict within the United States, morals are at stake and people are unforgiving of other’s opinions 
* Now, we are constantly exposed to media and are sometimes unaware of how facts or more like fake news change our perceptions of the world
* The only possible way for American’s to agree on a president is if we put our differences aside and understand that we won’t make everyone happy, but we need to do what is best for all people
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