Hillary Clinton was the first to win an elected office. Eleanor Roosevelt was appointed to be a delegate to the United Nations.
Hilary Clinton became the first lady to seek public office on her own when she ran for and won a seat in the U.S. Senate in New York, 2000.
I could only find the following fact regarding the election of women to public office in the US. There are more "women first facts" at this site: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/resources/Firsts.php
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Office of Public Safety ended in 1974.
Office of Public Safety was created in 1957.
How does someone get chosen to run for public office
A politician who is running for public office is a candidate.
Yes, he was the first republican presidential candidate to win for office at this time.
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