Kamala Harris: An Unprecedented Candidacy?

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Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, Boudicca, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel: what do these women have in common? They were all leaders of their nations, and they may - pending the choices of the electorate later this year - be joined in their ranks by an American. But what might Kamala Harris face if she wins the election? What is she already facing? Are there patterns in the way they are discussed? From Eve to Hillary Clinton, Don is joined by author Eleanor Herman to discuss the history of responses to women in leadership roles. Eleanor's book on this subject is 'Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power'. Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior…