Victoria Woodhull Part Two

Victoria Woodhull Part Two

Author: Old Pros October 14, 2020 Duration: 36:33

In part two, host Kaytlin Bailey notes Woodhull's crucial involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement, and recounts the events that ultimately lead to her trouble with law enforcement.

Victoria Woodhull was a suffragette, stock broker, rumored sex worker, and first female candidate for the President of the United States. A woman who wore many hates and was called many names.

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