Medical Definition of longitudinal. 1  1: of, relating to, or occurring in the lengthwise dimension a longitudinal bone fracture. 2  2: extending along or relating to the anteroposterior axis of a body or part a trypanosome which reproduces by longitudinal fission.
Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1872) - The first woman to run for United States President, Woodhull was the candidate of the Equal Rights Party. Her opponents were Ulysses S. Grant (R) and Horace Greeley (D). Woodhull, born in Homer, Ohio on September 23, 1838, traveled with her parents practicing spiritualist activities.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan, fulfilling a campaign promise to nominate a qualified woman to the Supreme Court, nominated Sandra Day O'Connor. She was confirmed by the Senate with 91 votes, becoming the first woman to serve as a justice on the US Supreme Court.