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Victoria Woodhall was the first woman who ran for president of the United States in 1872, nearly 50 years before women's suffrage was recognized.Victoria Woodhall's candidacy for the US presidency was announced in 1870, naturally causing a sensation. She had chosen the African-American writer and former slave Frederick Douglas as a candidate for vice president. A few days before the election, however, Victoria was arrested by New York police. So on election day, Victoria was in jail.