when wa sthe first female presidnecy candidate

The first woman to run for U.S. president was Victoria Woodhull , and she ran in 1872. She was nominated by the Equal Rights Party, more than 50 years before women nationwide had the right to vote.

Quick context

Woodhull’s campaign was historically important even though she was not eligible to be president at the time because she was under the age requirement and the election system was very different then.

Related milestone

If you meant the first woman to receive a major-party presidential nomination, that was Hillary Clinton in 2016.

TL;DR: first female presidential candidate in the U.S. = Victoria Woodhull, 1872.