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A woman US presidential candidate in 1872! September 23, 2012

Filed under: gender,international feminism — annejjacobson @ 1:53 pm

From the NY Times:

On Sept. 23, 1838, Victoria Clafin Woodhull Martin, who ran for United States president in 1872, was born. Following her death on June 9, 1927, her obituary appeared in The Times

The obituary describes a remarkable woman.

 

3 Responses to “A woman US presidential candidate in 1872!”

  1. sgssgssgs Says:

    Thanks. Very inspiring.
    Also, the Green Party’s US Presidential Candidate this year is Jill Klein. : http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/09/green-party-jill-stein-occupy-wall-street.html

  2. So the glass ceiling HAS been cracked already.


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