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Victoria Woodhull was one of the most controversial and well-publicized women of her time. The first female presidential candidate as well as a proponent of “free love,” Woodhull also operated the first female brokerage on Wall Street and exposed the sexual infidelities of America’s favorite preacher, Henry Ward Beecher. Read more about it!
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| December 2, 1871 | Victoria Woodhull gives a speech on theory of free love in New York, and she is met with hisses and applause. |
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| June 29, 1872 | A eulogy of Victoria Woodhull at a suffrage convention is interrupted with protests and criticisms of Woodhull and her ideas. |
| November 23, 1872 | In her publication “Woodhull and Claflin’s Weekly” Victoria Woodhull alleges that prominent minister Henry Ward Beecher has had adulterous affairs with Elizabeth Tilton. |
| February 4, 1876 | Victoria Woodhull plans to give a public lecture on her controversial views, claiming that she has been misrepresented by the media. |
| May 11, 1890 | Victoria Woodhull gives an interview, discussing her social theories and educational schemes. |
| April 23, 1892 | Victoria Woodhull announces her intention of becoming a candidate for president of the United States. |
| February 24, 1894 | Victoria Woodhull takes up a case against the trustees of the British museum for holding two books relating to the Beecher-Tilton trial which reflected on her character. |
| February 27, 1894 | Victoria Woodhull wins her suit against the trustees of the British museum for libel. |
| October 4, 1908 | Victoria Woodhull and her daughter set upon to reform an English village school, hoping to set an example. |
