She ran for president in the year 1872
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria woodhull
Victoria woodhull
Victoria Claflin Woodhull
Victoria Woodhull had long, dark hair, fair skin, and a wide nose. She was the first woman to run for president in the United States.
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She ran for president of the U.S.A. in 1872
Victoria Woodhull ran for president in 1872 as the candidate of the Equal Rights Party. Frederick Douglass was nominated as her running mate, but it is unclear whether he actually accepted or campaigned for the ticket.
The Equal Rights Party nominated Victoria Claflin Woodhull as its presidential candidate in 1872. Frederick Douglass was nominated as the vice-presidential candidate. Douglass never acknowledged the nomination and did not actively run. Woodhull couldn't even vote, since women didn't yet have that right in the US. Woodhull's platform was one of equal rights for women, and she was an outspoken proponent of free love.
The Equal Rights Party, in 1872, selected Victoria Woodhull as their candidate to run for President of the US, even though women did not even have the right to vote yet. Fifteen hundred men and women nominated Woodhull by acclamation.