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The First Woman to Run for President . . . 50 Years Ago?

Wonder Woman surely did run for president, in 1943, as seen in this cover from DC Comics. But do you know the name of the woman who really was the first to run for U.S. president? Victoria Woodhull, born in 1838 in Homer, Ohio, was selected by the Equal Rights Party to be its candidate in the 1872 election. (She lost to fellow Ohioan Ulysses S. Grant, who was reelected to a second term.)
Cover of "American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States," Library of Congress, 2001 "Wonder Woman for President," from "Wonder Woman" comic book, No. 7, winter 1943

The Library of Congress is an incomparable resource for research into women's history, which is especially appropriate to study in March, Women's History Month. You can get started with "American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States." An overview of the guide was published in the Library of Congress "Information Bulletin," and you can purchase the guide and other Selected Library Publications from our online Sales Shop.

The Library of Congress Web site features profiles of American women pioneers such as Amelia Earhart, Jane Addams, Dorothea Lange, Pocahontas, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, Hannah Arendt, as well as books and pamphlets and photographs and prints documenting the women's suffrage movement in America.


A. Cover of "American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States," Library of Congress, 2001.

B. "Wonder Woman for President," from "Wonder Woman" comic book, No. 7, winter 1943; DC Comics Inc. Wonder Woman is a trademark of DC Comics. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reproduction information: Image not available.
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