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Print of the first woman candidate for Vice President...
Print of the first woman candidate for Vice President...
Item # 693122
October 27, 1884
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 27, 1884
* Marietta Stow - Women's rights advocate
* Vice president of the U.S. candidate (1st female)
Page 5 has a print of: "Marietta L Stow" with a one-third column article on he headed: "Candidate for the Vice Presidency".
As can be verified online, in 1884 Marietta Stow became the first woman to run for vice president, as the running mate of Belva Lockwood for the Equal Rights Party. Lockwood is mentioned in this article as well.
Although other newspapers reported on Stow and Lockwood, it is very uncommon to find a print of one or the other.
Twenty pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: Marietta Stow (1830–1902) was a pioneering American reformer and suffragist who became one of the first women in U.S. history to run for national office, serving as the vice-presidential candidate on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1884 alongside presidential nominee Belva Ann Lockwood. The Equal Rights Party, a small third party focused on women’s suffrage and legal equality, nominated Stow to highlight women’s political rights at a time when most women were still denied the vote. Her candidacy, largely symbolic but groundbreaking, drew attention to issues such as women’s property rights, divorce reform, and broader social reforms, reflecting her long-standing activism in California and nationally. Stow continued her political advocacy, promoting women’s legal and social autonomy, and was again nominated for vice president in 1892 in connection with suffrage activist Victoria Woodhull, reinforcing her role as a trailblazer in the early struggle for women’s participation in American politics.
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