The only woman to ever serve as the president of Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro, was born to an affluent cattle rancher and was mostly educated in the U.S. She was married to La Prensa heir Pedro Joaquim Chamorro Cardenal and later took over the operations of the paper.
Rosario Murillo is a Nicaraguan poet and politician. She is the current Vice President and First Lady of Nicaragua; she is the wife of the current President Daniel Ortega. A polyglot, Murillo speaks English, Spanish, French, and Italian. Murillo is also known for her controversial personality. Renowned for her New Age beliefs, Murillo has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction.
Arlen Siu gained fame in Nicaragua as singer-songwriter and guitarist by the time she joined the Sandinistas. Killed by the soldiers of National Guard at just 20 years of age, Siu is counted among the first female martyrs of Sandinista revolution. Her works on Marxism and feminism remained a source of inspiration for the Sandinistas and the Nicaraguan women's movement.
Nicaraguan revolutionary and guerrilla fighter Nora Astorga became associated with the Sandinistas while studying law. She worked as a corporate lawyer later, while continuing her revolutionary activities, this earning the reputation of a spy. She later served as the Nicaraguan ambassador to the United Nations.
Daisy Torres is a Nicaraguan politician who became the first female mayor of Managua in 2009. A popular politician, Torres held the post until 2018. Daisy Torres is one of the most important members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.
Martha Elena Ruiz Sevilla is a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician. She is best known for her service as the Defence Minister of Nicaragua from 2013 to 2019. Ruiz Sevilla was the first woman to serve as Nicaragua's Minister of Defence.
Nicaraguan politician Julia Mena serves as the vice president of her country for a little more than a year. The Independent Liberal Party member is a school teacher by profession and filled in for Virgilio Godoy, former vice president of Nicaragua, after Godoy’s resignation.
Leticia Herrera Sánchez is a Nicaraguan politician who served as the National Assembly of Nicaragua's vice president from 1985 to 1990. A former guerrilla leader, Herrera was one of the first female commanders of a socialist political party called Sandinista National Liberation Front, which opposed Anastasio Somoza's dictatorial government.
Nicaraguan guerrilla revolutionary commander and feminist Mónica Baltodano was a student when she began her activism with the Sandinistas and survived being captured and tortured. She has held important political positions, such as the minister of regional affairs. She later started the El Rescate movement.