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Victoria Claflin Woodhull (born Victoria California Claflin; September 23, 1838 – June 9, 1927), later Victoria Woodhull Martin, was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement who ran for president of the United States in the 1872 election.
Jun 5, 2024 · Victoria Woodhull (born September 23, 1838, Homer, Ohio, U.S.—died June 9, 1927, Bredon’s Norton, Worcestershire, England) was an unconventional American reformer, who at various times championed such diverse causes as women’s suffrage, free love, mystical socialism, and the Greenback movement.
The first woman to run for president and the first female stock broker on Wall Street, Victoria Woodhull achieved remarkable success in finance, journalism, and politics.
Apr 2, 2014 · Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, activist, politician and author who was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.
Sep 23, 2013 · 9 Things You Should Know About Victoria Woodhull. Check out some surprising facts about the colorful feminist trailblazer. By: Jesse Greenspan. Updated: June 1, 2023 | Original: September 23,...
Jan 25, 2021 · She was a women’s rights and suffrage advocate, a popular public speaker, a newspaper publisher who introduced American audiences to the works of Karl Marx, the first woman to operate a Wall Street brokerage firm, and the first female presidential candidate in 1872.
Nov 7, 2022 · One hundred fifty years ago, Victoria Woodhull did something no woman had done before. Woodhull was a clairvoyant, a businesswoman, an advocate of sexual freedom and a magnet for media...
Life Story: Victoria Woodhull (1838–1927) Activist, Banker, Presidential Candidate The story of an activist and businesswoman who was the first woman to run for president of the United States.
Victoria Woodhull (1838– June 9, 1927) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement. She was the first woman to own a brokerage firm on Wall Street, the first woman to start a weekly newspaper, and an activist for women's rights and labor reform.
Title Women’s rights pioneer; first female U.S. presidential candidate. Date of Birth - Death September 23, 1838 - June 9, 1927. Born on September 23, 1838, in Homer, Ohio, Woodhull was one of ten children born into a life of poverty. Woodhull’s mother was illiterate, and her father was a criminal.
