This is a profile of twelve women who have held positions of political leadership in the second half of the 20th Century. It surveys the political lives and careers of Corazon Acquino, Mrs Bandaranaike, Benazir Bhutto, Indira Ghandi, Golda Meir, Aung San Suu Kyi, Margaret Thatcher, Winnie Mandela, and four other modern politicians.