Pari Khan Khanum

Daughter of Shah Tahmasp, Pari Khan Khanum took on a political role during her father’s reign, helping him to rule during his last years of illness in 1500s Iran.

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Barbara Mikulski

American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017, making her the longest-serving woman in the history of the United States Congress at the time of her retirement.

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