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Victoria Woodhull's Campaign for U.S. President, 1872
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Victoria Woodhull's Campaign for U.S. President, 1872
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Campaign Title
Victoria Woodhull's Campaign for U.S. President, 1872
Candidate
Woodhull, Victoria
Marital Status
Married
Political Office - Local
U.S. President
Campaign Success
No
Political Party During Campaign
Equal Rights
Political Office Type
National
Campaign Date
1872
State/Territory
Federal
New York
Region
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
United States (Federal Offices)
Resources
The Woman Who Ran for President
Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull
The Victoria Woodhull Reader
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Victoria Woodhull, a medical clairvoyant, stock broker, and newspaper publisher, was born into a poor family in Homer, Ohio. A hard-luck marriage to an alcoholic at the age of 15 made it necessary that she support her family. In 1867 she t…
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