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Posted: 2019-01-30T16:47:02Z | Updated: 2021-08-11T20:04:02Z

As the race for the 2020 presidential election kicks off in the United States, two big questions are emerging: Who will go head-to-head against President Donald Trump, and will that person be a woman? Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) have all announced their bids for the White House, along with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).

Regardless of the result come November 2020, the upcoming election is already a historic one simply by the number of women whove entered the race. The idea of a woman taking the Oval Office, however, is not so historic at least in pop culture. In fact, though we havent had a female president in real life, film and TV audiences have seen roughly 30 fictional depictions of a woman in the White House going back nearly 100 years.

Youre probably familiar with the most recent female presidents on screen: Robin Wright as the ruthless Claire Underwood from Netflixs House of Cards, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the hilarious ruler in HBOs Veep. But did you also know that Betty Boop was once president? The famous cartoon character campaigned and won on a promise of kisses for all a promise we hope she didnt keep

These silly, surprising and often cringeworthy portrayals of a female president actually reflects womens real-life power struggle in the United States during their respective time periods modern days included.