Answer:
one woman ran for president and one ran for vice president.
Explanation:
In 2008. women were both in the race for the position of president and vice president. Despite both not winning, this made a mark on history.
Hilary Clinton was the first female in the history of US election to be listed in primary and caucus nationwide. She did not end up nominating but made history as a democratic primaries candidate. She later became the first woman ever to run for president by a major party.
The same year, Cynthia McKinney ran as Green Party representative. This was the first time the Green party had a female candidate. McKinney also made history as she is African-American.
In 2008 Sarah Palin was only the second female ever to run for the rule of vice president. She was running for the Republican party, accompanying the nomination of John McCain for president.
