the first woman to run for president was victoria woodhall four years later in 1870 two. women candidates were there from the very beginning. what you do see is that the number of women in clinical office rose very slowly after the 19th amendment. if we look at just where women served in state legislatures or where they served in congress, even as late as the 1940's, you only have 1.5% of state legislatures and 1.5% of congress being women. what that averages out to is in your local state legislature, it -- there would be three women on average in the state legislature and that is both houses. 1970 thatly not until you see the first jump in women serving in political office. 1970's you see women entering state legislatures in bigger numbers for the first 1990and it is not until that you see the first real job in women entering into congress. sadly, even with those numbers come you're talking about not that large of a percent. worldwide, the u.s. really does not look very good in terms of women's representation at the national or local level. of women'sh in terms represent