President

The victory of a woman in a country of men: President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

For the first time in 200 years, Mexico has elected a woman as president. Acclaimed journalist and writer Jorge Zepeda Patterson offers the most complete and well-documented account of the personal and political life of Claudia Sheinbaum: from her parents’ activism in 1968, to her early social commitment, her humanist education, and her passion for science that took her from UNAM to Berkeley; from designing wood-burning stoves in Purépecha communities to developing a vaccination system in record time.

The chronicle spans from her childhood visits to political prisoners in Lecumberri alongside her mother, to the historic day when Mexicans chose her as the nation’s first woman president.

An epic journey through 21st-century Mexico, with Sheinbaum at the center.

What challenges will she face during her term?
Who are the collaborators she has chosen to govern with her?
What can we expect from Mexico’s first woman president?

“You are the best thing that has happened to this country in these times. There is no doubt that Mexico and its people are blessed.”
—Andrés Manuel López Obrador, June 5, 2024