1884 and 1888 Belva Ann Bennet McNall Lockwood, United States of America Candidate for National Equal Rights Party. In 1878 she was the first female attorney to practice before the supreme court. Her running mate in 1884 was Marietta Lizzie Bell Stow.
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Presidential candidates for party nomination [edit]. Candidates who failed to receive their parties' nomination (or who are currently campaigning for their party's nomination). Candidates who won the nomination belong in the above tables only.
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Nominees are candidates nominated or otherwise selected by political parties for particular offices. Listed as nominees or nomination candidates are those women who achieved ballot access in at least one state (or, before the institution of government-printed ballots, had ballots circulated by their parties).
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The first US woman to have her name placed in nomination for President by a major party. She received Republican primary votes in New Hampshire, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, and Oregon, among others, and had twenty-seven first ballot votes at the Republican National Convention.
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With the expected announcement Sunday that Hillary Rodham Clinton will run for president in 2016, the Democratic Party has a female front-runner for the highest office in the land. But Clinton isn’t the first woman to run for president. Here are five others who sought the White House: Name: Victoria Woodhull.
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The following is a list of female U.S. presidential and vice-presidential nominees and invitees.
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The third table excludes all but the foremost. Two women have won the nominations of major parties, both as vice-presidential candidates: Geraldine Ferraro for the Democratic Party in the 1984 election and Sarah Palin for the Republican Party in the 2008 election.
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Candidate for the American New Alliance Party. The first black woman to appear on the ballot papers in all 50 states and qualified for federal matching funds. In 1992 her running-mate for the post of vice-President was Elizabeth Munoz.
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Chaired the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly in 1920, pending the election of a President the same day. 5 of the 149 members of the Assembly were women. As presidential candidate she received one vote.
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The first Democratic woman to actually appear on the ballot-paper was Geraldine Ferraro who was Vice-Presidential candidate in 1984 as Walther Moldale s runningmate. They lost against Ronald Regan. (b. 1940-) 1984 Gavrielle Holmes, United States of America Her running-mate was Gloria E. LaRiva.
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who was the first female presidential nominee
Victoria Claflin Woodhull was the first female presidential nominee.