TIL- In 1872, Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to run for President. She did it almost 50 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment and on Election Day, November 5, 1872, she couldn’t even vote for herself

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/04/victoria-woodhull-first-woman-presidential-candidate-116828.html#.VSfsiJNRLwA



Submitted April 12, 2015 at 06:28PM by westmontblvd http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32btzr/til_in_1872_victoria_woodhull_became_the_first/