#GoodRead | Nepal Makes History By Electing Its First Female President

Bidhya Devi Bhandari

"Nepal Makes History By Electing Its First Female President":

In what is being heralded as a milestone, members of Nepal's parliament elected Bidhya Devi Bhandari as their country's first female president.

The election, which took place Wednesday, makes Bhandari only the second person to hold this position since Nepal abolished its monarchy and became a republic in 2008.

Read Brakkton Booker's full article at NPR here…