1976: Ellen McCormack enters 20 state primaries for the

Ellen McCormack enters 20 state primaries for the Democratic presidential nomination as an anti-abortion candidate, winning 22 convention votes. She becomes the first woman to qualify for federal campaign matching funds and qualified for Secret Service protection. In 1980, she runs for president again as the candidate of the Right to Life Party, winning more than 30,000 votes from three states.