User:PoobahTheGrand6/National Equal Rights Party

The National Equal Rights Party (NERP) was a United States minor party during the late 19th century that supported women's rights.^[1] The party was notable for nominating two female presidential candidates: Victoria Woodhull in 1872 and Belva Lockwood in 1884 and 1888.^[1] Woodhull and Lockwood are generally considered the first women who ran for president in the U.S. Although women could not vote in federal elections at the time, there were no laws prohibiting women from running for president.^[2] Their platform focused on equal rights for men and women.

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Their platform emphasized equal rights to all citizens regardless of sex or color

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Potential Frederick Douglass section : In 1872, NERP nominated Frederick Douglass, an esteemed abolitionist and former slave, as its vice-presidential candidate. Douglass's selection highlighted the party's commitment to equality across all minority groups. However, Douglass never acknowledged the nomination and played no role in the campaign whatsoever. Douglass had backed incumbent Ulysses S. Grant for a second term.

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^ ^a ^b Bystrom, Dianne G.; Burrell, Barbara C., eds. (2019). Women in the American political system. Volume 2: N-Z. Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado: ABC-CLIO, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4408-4613-7.
^ Freeman, Jo (2008). We will be heard: women's struggles for political power in the United States. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7425-5608-9.

[:0-1] Bystrom, Dianne G.; Burrell, Barbara C., eds. (2019). Women in the American political system. Volume 2: N-Z. Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado: ABC-CLIO, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4408-4613-7.

[:13-2] Freeman, Jo (2008). We will be heard: women's struggles for political power in the United States. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7425-5608-9.

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