The most likely reason for women to become heads of state is the general progress in gender equality, which slowly introduced women to position of moderate power (parliament), which prepared ground for their position as a head of state.
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<span>Women were expected to cook, clean, sew, care for the children, and care for the livestock. </span>
John Steinbeck's the Pearl takes place in La Paz, Mexico.
Steinbeck was inspired to write the story after hearing a folk talk while visiting Baja (where La Paz is located) which is a heavy pearl producing region.
