Tonie Nathan
publication date: Sunday, May 11, 2025 (part of May 2025)
category: 
Records
clue: In the 1972 presidential election, she broke a barrier for women, but not the one most widely remembered.
explanation: As the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee, Nathan received one electoral vote from a faithless Republican elector, making her the first woman (and first Jew) to receive any electoral vote in a national election in the United States. The year is better remembered for Shirley Chisholm's candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, making her the first black candidate to run for president via a major party and the first female candidate to run via the Democratic Party. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Bora Gursel
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Bora Gursel.
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