Female president of the United States in popular culture

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The idea of a female president of the United States has been explored in various media representations. [a] In film and television, [b] fictional characters such as Betty Boop and Lisa Simpson have been depicted as President of the United States. In music, singers such as Ariana Grande have envisioned women in charge of the American presidency. Similarly, novels written by various individuals, including Newt Gingrich, chronicle the tenure of a fictional female American president. Across these media representations, historical female figures, such as Elizabeth Warren, have also been the subject of hypothetical presidential administrations.

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In actuality, no woman has been elected to or served in the office of President of the United States. [1] However, in 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to win the popular vote in an American presidential election. [2] Additionally, in 2021, Kamala Harris became the first woman to hold American presidential powers. [3]

Film and television

1924–2010

2011–present

Music

Novels

Other science-fiction novels which feature a female president of the United States include: [11] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] [98] [99] [100] [ excessive citations ]

Other media

Some American stand-up comedians, such as Ted Alexandro and Chaunté Wayans, have joked about a fictional female president of the United States and done an impression of such a woman. [101] [102] [103] [104] [105]

See also

Footnotes

Notes

  1. This article excludes depictions of women as the acting president of the United States.
  2. All listed movies and television shows are American unless otherwise stated.
  3. In actuality, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in 2016 and 2024.
  4. The film is based on the 2019 novel Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
  5. Red, White & Royal Blue would later be made into a film in 2023.
  6. Archer got the inspiration for his female president character Florentyna Kane's political life and rise to the presidency in The Prodigal Daughter from the real-life elections of Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, and Indira Gandhi.[ citation needed ]
  7. Shall We Tell the President? initially featured president Ted Kennedy when published in 1977. However, following the success of The Prodigal Daughter and a previous book featuring Kane in an earlier life, Kane and Abel , the featured character was changed to President Kane in later editions.[ citation needed ]
  8. In 1937, the play was turned into a novel.
  9. The musical was originally titled The First Gentleman of the Land.
  10. Knavs would later become First Lady of the United States in 2017 and 2025 as Melania Trump.
  11. Tahari intended this campaign to be an endorsement of Hillary Clinton, saying, "We have a choice between a man and a woman, and the woman is smarter and more humble, and I wanted to say I support that."
  12. One of the two The New York Times stories was titled "How Trump Won Re-election in 2020", by Bret Stephens, and the other was titled "How Trump Lost Re-election in 2020", by David Leonhardt. In both stories, Elizabeth Warren was said to be Donald Trump's opponent in that election.

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