Marietta Stow
Encyclopedia
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. Foltz
nominated Belva Ann Lockwood
for President of the United States
, and Stow ended up supporting her on the ticket of the National Equal Rights Party
as their Vice Presidential candidate
in the United States presidential election, 1884
. In 1892
she was again a vice-presidential candidate, nominated by the "National Woman Suffragists' Nominating Convention" on September 21 at Willard's hotel in Boonville, New York presided over by Anna M. Parker, President of the convention. This time Victoria Woodhull
was at the top of the ticket.
She was the editor of a publication, Women's Herald of Industry. She created a fad diet
known as "cold trucks."
Her husband Joseph W. Stow died in 1872.
Governor of California
The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
as the candidate of the Women's Independent Political Party. She and Clara S. Foltz
Clara S. Foltz
Clara Shortridge Foltz was the first female lawyer on the West Coast. She was the sister of U.S. Senator Samuel M. Shortridge...
nominated 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 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 Stow ended up supporting her on the ticket of the National Equal Rights 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...
as their Vice Presidential candidate
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 United States presidential election, 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...
. In 1892
United States presidential election, 1892
In the United States presidential election of 1892, former President Grover Cleveland ran for re-election against the incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, who was also running for re-election. Cleveland defeated Harrison, thus becoming the only person in American history to be elected to a...
she was again a vice-presidential candidate, nominated by the "National Woman Suffragists' Nominating Convention" on September 21 at Willard's hotel in Boonville, New York presided over by Anna M. Parker, President of the convention. This time 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,...
was at the top of the ticket.
She was the editor of a publication, Women's Herald of Industry. She created a fad diet
Food faddism
The phrases food faddism and fad diet originally referred to idiosyncratic diets and eating patterns that promote short-term weight loss, usually with no concern for long-term weight maintenance, and enjoy temporary popularity...
known as "cold trucks."
Her husband Joseph W. Stow died in 1872.
Further reading
- Reda Davis. The Life of Marietta Stow, Cooperator'.
- California Women: A Guide to Their Politics, 1885-1911.
- Donna Schuele (1995). "In Her Own Way: Marietta Stow's Crusade for Probate Law Reform Within the Nineteenth-Century Women's Rights Movement," YaleYale Law SchoolYale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
Journal of Law and Feminism 7 (2): 279-306