This project currently identifies 5,865 U. S. women candidates who ran in 8,189 campaigns for elective office between 1850 and 1920. Find biographical information for each woman, information about her campaigns, party affiliation, photographs, and lists of selected resources. We estimate that thousands of women ran in well over 8,000 campaigns by 1920. Try the basic keyword search or the advanced search buttons to search for information by office, state, party, and other factors.