Who was the first female to run for presidency?

Answer 1

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. You can find her complete biography at: feministgeek.com/teaching-lear... Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was a politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from 1968 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first African American candidate for President of the United States. She won 162 delegates. To date she is the closest any woman has ever come to winning the nomination for president by a major party. Other women who ran for President of the United States in 1972 include Linda Jenness and Evelyn Reed. The above is from a Wikipedia article found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_...

Answer 2

Victoria Woodhull