Equal Rights Party (United States)
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The Equal Rights Party was the name for several different nineteenth century political parties in the United States.
The first party was the Locofocos
, during the 1830s and 1840s.
The Anti-Rent party during the Anti-Rent War
was also known by this name during the 1840s and 1850s.
Another party by this name ran Victoria Woodhull
for President of the United States
and Frederick Douglass
for Vice President of the United States
in the 1872 presidential election
. It was also known as the People's Party, the Cosmo-Political Party and the National Radical Reformers.
A fourth was the party
that ran Belva Ann Lockwood
for President in the 1884
and 1888 presidential elections
and Marietta Stow
and Alfred H. Love
(and replacing him, Charles Stuart Wells) for vice president respectively. This was also known as the National Equal Rights Party.
The first party was the Locofocos
Locofocos
The Locofocos were a radical faction of the Democratic Party that existed from 1835 until the mid-1840s. The faction was originally named the Equal Rights Party, and was created in New York City as a protest against that city’s regular Democratic organization . It contained a mixture of...
, during the 1830s and 1840s.
The Anti-Rent party during the Anti-Rent War
Anti-Rent War
The Anti-Rent War was a tenants' revolt in upstate New York during the early 19th century, beginning with the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer III in 1839....
was also known by this name during the 1840s and 1850s.
Another party by this name ran Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Claflin Woodhull was an American leader of the woman's suffrage movement, an advocate of free love; together with her sister, the first women to operate a brokerage in Wall Street; the first women to start a weekly newspaper; an activist for women's rights and labor reforms and, in 1872,...
for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing...
for Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
in the 1872 presidential election
United States presidential election, 1872
In the United States presidential election of 1872, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant was easily elected to a second term in office with Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts as his running mate, despite a split within the Republican Party that resulted in a defection of many Liberal Republicans...
. It was also known as the People's Party, the Cosmo-Political Party and the National Radical Reformers.
A fourth was the party
National Equal Rights Party
The National Equal Rights Party was a United States minor party in the late 19th century that supported women's rights. The presidential candidates from this party were Victoria Woodhull in 1872 and Belva Ann Lockwood in 1884 and 1888. They are generally considered to be the first women to run for...
that ran Belva Ann Lockwood
Belva Ann Lockwood
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood was an American attorney, politician, educator, and author. She was active in working for women's rights, although the term feminist was not in use. The press of her day referred to her as a "suffragist," someone who believed in women's suffrage or voting rights...
for President in the 1884
United States presidential election, 1884
The United States presidential election of 1884 saw the first election of a Democrat as President of the United States since the election of 1856. New York Governor Grover Cleveland narrowly defeated Republican former United States Senator James G. Blaine of Maine to break the longest losing streak...
and 1888 presidential elections
United States presidential election, 1888
The 1888 election for President of the United States saw Grover Cleveland of New York, the incumbent president and a Democrat, try to secure a second term against the Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, a former U.S. Senator from Indiana...
and Marietta Stow
Marietta Stow
Marietta L. B. Stow was an American suffragist. She ran for Governor of California as the candidate of the Women's Independent Political Party. She and Clara S...
and Alfred H. Love
Alfred H. Love
Alfred Henry Love of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an American political activist. He founded the Universal Peace Union in Providence, Rhode Island in 1866 and served as its president until his death. In the 1888 U.S. presidential election, he was the Vice Presidential nominee of the National...
(and replacing him, Charles Stuart Wells) for vice president respectively. This was also known as the National Equal Rights Party.