Irish Examiner view: Kamala Harris aims to make history, not least with the first US 'First Gentleman'

Eleanor Roosevelt, Nancy Reagan, and Hilary Clinton were among the most influential women to fulfil role of 'First Lady'. Time will tell if the US is ready for its first 'First Gentleman'

Doug Emhoff is already the 'Second Gentleman' in the white House. Next month we will learn if US vice president Kamala Harris will become the first commander-in-chief to be married to a First Gentleman. Picture: Erin Schaff/The New York Times/AP 

The US election, now less than three weeks away, appears increasingly to be on a knife edge and is being characterised by some commentators as the “boys v girls” battle for the White House because of the gender split among voters.

While Kamala Harris attempts to make history in a number of ways — the first woman and the first person of Asian ancestry to serve as president — there will be another groundbreaking achievement if she enters the Oval Office. She will be the first US commander-in-chief to be married to a First Gentleman.