Simultaneously depressed and inspired.
5.Charlotta Spears Basswas the first Black woman to run for VP in 1952.
She held public office for 34 years.
7.Shirley Anita Chisholmran her campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 1972.
9.Patsy Takemoto Mink’s1972 presidential run focused on her opposition to the Vietnam War.
Serving 36 years in Congress, she championed the rights of women and people of color.
After her death, Congress renamed it as the “Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act.”
10.Ellen McCormack’spresidential campaigns in 1976 and 1980 primarily focused on overturning Roe v. Wade.
12.Sonia Johnsonran for president for the Citizens Party in 1984.
She is best known for co-founding Mormons for ERA to rally support for the Equal Rights Amendment.
Her criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) led to her excommunication.
13.Emma Wong Marran as the running mate of Sonia Johnson in 1964.
14.Toni Nathanwas nominated as the vice-presidential candidate for the newly formed Libertarian Party in 1972.
Her campaign emphasized issues such as racial equality, economic justice, and the empowerment of marginalized communities.
Bush, and Senator of North Carolina.
20.Carol Moseley Braunran for president in 2004.
She also worked as the US ambassador to New Zealand for two years.
21.Sarah Palinran as Senator John McCain’s VP in the 2008 presidential election.
She served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a total of 12 years, representing Georgia.
24.Carly Fiorinaran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
25.Hillary Rodham Clintonwas the Democratic nominee for the 2016 presidential election.
26.Kirsten Gillibrandran for president in 2019 but ended her campaign within five months.
She has been a US Senator for the past 15 years.
27.Tulsi Gabbardwas a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
28.Elizabeth Warrenran as a Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential election.
29.Marianne Williamsonran for president in 2020 and 2024.
She is an activist, lecturer, and author of books on spirituality and self-help.
She has been the U.S.
