Her Hat Was in the Ring!
U.S.Women Who Ran for Political Office Before 1920
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 Belva A. Lockwood |
 Jeannette Rankin |
 Anne Martin |
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Women by Political Party or Affiliation
| Between the 1860s and 1920 women undertook campaigns or were elected under the auspices of at least thirteen different political parties-both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, as well as numerous third parties. In many cases a woman's political affiliation or endorsement is no longer known. Some women were affiliated with one party and endorsed by another in a particular race. Others were endorsed by more than one party. In several instances, where a woman ran in more than one race, she switched parties. Both the Democrats and the Republicans seem to have endorsed more women than any other party, with the Prohibition party a close third.. For all three parties, approximately 80% of their candidates were successful in winning their campaigns. As far as we know, in 1866 Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the first woman to announce she was running for elected office. |
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| Citizen's | Independent | Progressive | Socialist |
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| United Labor Party | |||
Women designated with * next to their names did not win their races
For women designated with + after their names, it is unknown whether or not they won their race.