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Will this woman become Iran’s first female president?

Iran may see its first female presidential candidate in the May 19 elections.

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Nominee for Health Minister Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi speaks to lawmakers in parliament in Tehran September 1, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS) - RTR27BK4After a period of silence, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, the Islamic Republic’s first and only female minister, has in recent days and weeks made headlines once again.

Dastjerdi headed the…

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