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Geraldine Ferraro
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, did not publicly identify with a particular political party.
she was the first colored woman to intergate an all white school.
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, is known for keeping her political views private. There is no public information indicating her political affiliation or party.
Rosemary Brown (1930-2003) was a Jamaican-Canadian legislator in the provincial government of British Columbia. In 1972, she was the first black woman to be elected to a provincial legislature, and in 1975, the first black woman to run for the leadership of a federal party in Canada.
The 1st woman nominated for the US Vice Presidency was Marietta Lizzie Bell Stowe. She was the running mate of Beva Ann Bennett Lockwood of the Equal Rights party in the election of 1884. In 1984, Walter Mondale, Democratic nominee for president, selected Geraldine Ferraro and she was confirmed by the party making her the 1st woman nominated and confirmed by a major political party.
Mary McLeod Bethune was the first African American woman to head a federal agency
Juliette Gordon Lowe
Helen Clarke was the first elected female Prime Minister. Jenny Shipley was the first female Prime Minister but took over from Jim Bolger while in office.
Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the federal government.
Enid Lyons was an Australian politician who served as the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. She was a member of the United Australia Party and later the Liberal Party. She held various ministerial positions during her political career.
Geraldine Ferraro ran for Vice-President with Presidential candidate Walter Mondale on the Democratic ticket in 1984.