Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the first elected female president of Liberia and, for that matter, of any African country. Though she's an inspiration to all who have the pleasure of her company, her presence is especially compelling for the students of Professor Sandra Jowers-Barber's University of the District of Columbia history class. Watch the jaws drop when President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf takes over as teacher, giving students an uncommonly intimate connection with global politics.

• Watch the President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Stand In

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