Who was Victoria Woodhull? Meet the first woman to run for president of the United States
Source: Independent
The first woman to run for president of the United States was unable to vote, too young to be elected, ignored by her chosen running mate, and ultimately thrown into prison on election day.
Yet Victoria Woodhull, a thrice-married mother of two, was not someone to be easily dissuaded.
"You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hillary Clinton was the first woman ever to run for the nation’s highest office," wrote Carol Felsenthal, author of Power, Privilege & the Post: The Katharine Graham Story. "Far from it."
She described Woodhull as a "beautiful, colorful and convention-defying woman" who was the first to put a little crack in that glass ceiling.
She announced her candidacy in 1871 - 50 years before women could vote.
Click here to read the full article published by Independent on 2 October 2020.
The first woman to run for president of the United States was unable to vote, too young to be elected, ignored by her chosen running mate, and ultimately thrown into prison on election day.
Yet Victoria Woodhull, a thrice-married mother of two, was not someone to be easily dissuaded.
"You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hillary Clinton was the first woman ever to run for the nation’s highest office," wrote Carol Felsenthal, author of Power, Privilege & the Post: The Katharine Graham Story. "Far from it."
She described Woodhull as a "beautiful, colorful and convention-defying woman" who was the first to put a little crack in that glass ceiling.
She announced her candidacy in 1871 - 50 years before women could vote.
Click here to read the full article published by Independent on 2 October 2020.
