Yesterday was the birthday of Belva Ann Lockwood, who was born on October 24, 1830 (181 years ago yesterday). Who was Belva Ann Lockwood you ask? Well there is a debate as to whether she or Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for President. I think it was probably Woodhull, who tried to run in 1876 against Ulysses Grant, but whoever was ( Read more... )

The election of 1872 was unique for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was the first time that a female candidate ran for president. Victoria Chaflin Woodhull (who was born on this day, September 23rd, in 1838, 172 years ago today) was a leading suffragist. She was nominated as the candidate for president by the Equal Rights Party. A year earlier, ( Read more... )