Ellen McCormack (1926–)
Presidential candidate
The abortion issue spurred McCormack, a homemaker from Long Island, New York, to seek the Democratic nomination as a pro-life candidate. She became the first woman to earn matching federal funds in a presidential primary, but was eventuall defeated by Jimmy Carter for the party's nomination.
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Jane H. Gilroy, "The Ellen McCormak 1976 Presidential Campaign," Catholic Social Science Review
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