Waybackwhen, Benazir Bhutto, of Pakistan, nominated her mother to the position of prime minister.
Some snarky columnist imagined the pre-inauguration dialogue:
Mom: You're wearing that sari? I thought you would choose something.....more slimming...
don't tell me about your Maggie Thatchers, Golda Meirs, etc.
Real women do not want to kill. Mebbe inflict some abrasions with their hideous french nails.
Trust me, at any point in time, you can find even a childless woman cooing to some animal that s/he is "the baby"
Yes, everywoman must undergo a monthly bloodshed for so many years, and it mostly makes us think. Life runs through us. If only this power could rule the world.