Josephine Henry from Versailles became the first woman to run for political office in the South in 1890. She spent her life working to improve women's rights including the right for married women to vote, be guardians of their own children, and property. In 1900 many people wanted her to run for the presidential election. 

 Source:

Potter, Eugenia K. Kentucky Women Two Centuries of Indomitable Spirit and Vision. Louisville: Four Colour Imports, 1997.

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