c) Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Woodhull, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, was the first woman to run for President of the United States. In 1872, she was nominated by the Equal Rights Party, with famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass as her running mate, though he did not actively campaign. Woodhull’s candidacy was groundbreaking, occurring nearly 50 years before women in the U.S. gained the right to vote. Her campaign challenged traditional gender roles and paved the way for women in politics, despite the limitations of the era and her inability to vote for herself.