In South Korea, a woman has been selected to become the country’s first female prime minister. Han Myung-Sook is a former political dissident who was jailed for two years for opposing South Korea’s military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. She is known as the godmother of South Korean feminism.
South Korean Feminist & Ex-Political Prisoner Becomes Prime Minister
HeadlineMar 24, 2006