Theodora "Tonie" Nathan was born in 1923 and received a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Oregon in 1971. But she indelibly embedded her stamp on history in 1972, after she accepted the vice presidential nomination for the fledgeling Libertarian Party, running as the running mate of John Hospers. Although the pair were on only two state ballots and received about 3,000 votes, they made history when Minnesota elector Roger MacBride refused to cast his ballot for Richard Nixon and cast the ballot instead for the Libertarian card of Hospers and Nathan, making the latter the first woman to receive a US electoral vote, a full dozen years before Geraldine Ferrarro.

And yet, feminist authors are notoriously silent on her, most notably Gloria Steinem, for whom NO search results show when hers and Nathan's names are placed together in a google search.

Why would Ms. Nathan be denied her rightful place by American feminists? By her notable accomplishment, she should be lauded by feminists such as Steinem, and her accomplishments given as inspirations to women everywhere. And yet, she is an unperson in Steinem's world, perhaps because her presence threatens Steinem's ego.