Woman President

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^{1.Victoria Woodhull ran in 1872 as a candidate of the Equal Rights Party against Ulysses S. Grant (R) and Horace Greeley (D). First female presidential candidate, she also ran the first women-run financial firm on Wall Street with her sister.}

^{2.Belva Anne Lockwood ran twice (first in 1884 and again in 1888) as a presidential candidate of the Equal Rights Party. After intensively lobbying Congress to admit women to the Supreme Court bar, she became the first female attorney to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court.}

^{3.Marietta Stowe ran as vice president to Belva Ann Lockwood in 1884, making her the first woman to run for the role. Founded and edited "Women's Herald of Industry" vocal advocate for women's suffrage.}

^{4.Lena Springs became the first woman to be nominated for the VP position by the Democratic party in 1924.}

^{5.Charlotta Spears Bass was the first Black woman to run for VP in 1952. She was the editor and publisher of the California Eagle, one of the oldest and most influential Black newspapers in the US.} 

Let’s not go backward but move forward!

Remember the repatriation of Mexican Americans in the 1930’s

Song for this:  Plane Crash over Los Gatos  “Deportee”  by Woody Guthrie