But her place in history will be secure as the first female speaker, and the one who helped pushed health care legislation through Congress.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Nancy Pelosi made history on January 4,2007 when she was sworn in as the first female speaker of the U.S.House of Representatives in its 218-year history.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Not everyone celebrated when Mihai Ghimpu became the first politician of Moldova's four-party ruling coalition to take office, as parliament speaker: All members of the Communist Party in parliament boycotted the vote and walked out of the legislature.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29