How One Woman Became First Lady of Two Different Countries

How One Woman Became First Lady of Two Different Countries

Graça Simbine Machel was the only woman in modern history to have served as First Lady of two different countries: Mozambique and South Africa. She was born on October 17, 1945, in rural Incadine, Gaza Province (then Portuguese East Africa). Graça was the youngest of six children. Her father passed away three weeks before her birth, leaving a will that stipulated she must be educated through high school, a wish fulfilled by her older siblings.  …