Laura Kirkbride

Laura Ivory Kirkbride (14 June 1903 - 22 March 1986) was a Jonathian politician affiliated with the National Party who served as the seventh prime minister of Jonathia between 1949 and 1951. She was preceded by Taylor McKenzie and succeeded by Bob Hunter. She was the first female Jonathian prime minister and championed feminism and women's rights throughout her time as prime minister.
Kirkbride was elected in a landslide victory in 1949, the first election to take place after the Great War. She immediately introduced a series of economic policies intended to dig Jonathia out of inflation and financial troubles. She authorised the creation of the NHS, to nationalise the healthcare system which until that point had been a provincial matter. She supported the idea of the nuclear family, which began to rise in popularity in Jonathia around the 1950s. In 1951, she had been widely expected to win a second term, but lost in an upset victory to Liberal candidate Bob Hunter.
After leaving politics, Kirkbride became a founding member of the activist group Women For Change. During the 1960s, she voiced her support for civil rights and joined various protests around Jonathia. Kirkbride passed away on March 22nd, 1986, from pneumonia. Her funeral was attended by many of her successors, including Karen Lyvon.
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