Victoria California Clafin Woodhull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Woodhull was nominated in 1872 for President of the United States Of American while running with a former slave (Frederick Douglass) as her Vice President http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Thatcher_Ulrich, former Pulitzer Prize winner, released the 2007 hardcover, "Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History." http://media.www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2007/11/02/CampusNews/Laurel.Thatcher.Ulrich.Speaks.At.The.Arc-3074727.shtml

Just perhaps consternation over current party choices for Presidency is more about a traditionally & comfortably inbred culture of voters than it is candidates?  Are voters minding what matters?

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” (Dr. Seuss - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seuss).  It's critically important, when voting, to Mind What Matters!

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Maya Angelou - http://www.mayaangelou.com/).  It's critically important, when voting, to Mind Emotions, but Feel What Matters! 

“To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.” (Helen Rowland - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Rowland).  It's critically important, when voting, to Mind Understanding, but Love What Matters!