second woman
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Rachida Dati, until recently France's culture minister, hopes to become the capital's second woman mayor in a row, and bring Paris under control of the right for the first time in 25 years.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Rachida Dati, a right-winger who until recently was the culture minister, wants to become the capital's second woman mayor in a row.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
In 2021, Chloé Zhao became the second woman to win the honor for directing “Nomadland,” followed by Jane Campion for “The Power of the Dog” in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Having absorbed most of the powers of the old presidency, she was now the first female leader of Bangladesh, and only the second woman to lead a muslim country.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
The second woman is older, perhaps sixty or seventy.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
