The Equal Rights Party
The National Woman's Suffrage Association held it annual convention in New York City on 5/09/1872. Some of the delegates had been supporting Victoria Woodhull, who had spent the year since the previous NWSA annual meeting touring the New York City environs and giving speeches on why women should be allowed to vote.
The Convention
Five hundred delegates from 26 states and four territories who had attended the NWSA convention met in Apollo's Hall in New York City as the People's (Equal Rights) Party National Convention.
The delegates selected Victoria Woodhull to run for President and Frederick Douglass to run for Vice President.
The Campaign
The Equal Rights Party operated under a serious di
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The Equal Rights Party
The National Woman's Suffrage Association held it annual convention in New York City on 5/09/1872. Some of the delegates had been supporting Victoria Woodhull, who had spent the year since the previous NWSA annual meeting touring the New York City environs and giving speeches on why women should be allowed to vote.
The Convention
Five hundred delegates from 26 states and four territories who had attended the NWSA convention met in Apollo's Hall in New York City as the People's (Equal Rights) Party National Convention.
The delegates selected Victoria Woodhull to run for President and Frederick Douglass to run for Vice President.
The Campaign
The Equal Rights Party operated under a serious disadvantage: its prime constituency was unable to vote. At that time, no state specifically allwed women the right to vote.
Woodhull gave a series of speeches around New York City during the campaign. Her finances were very thin, and when she borrowed money from supporters, she became unable to repay. As a result, most of the newspaper coverage of her campaign dealt with her financial woes. On the day before the election, Woodhull was arrested for "publishing an obscene newspaper" and so was unable to cast a vote for herself.
Popular vote of 1872
Electoral vote of 1872
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