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Woodhull

American  
[wood-huhl] / ˈwʊdˌhʌl /

noun

  1. Victoria Claflin 1838–1927, U.S. social reformer, newspaper publisher, and women's-rights advocate.


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By the age of 32 Woodhull had achieved wealth, prominence and a reputation for rule-breaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

And from Susan B. Anthony to Victoria Woodhull, Lepore depicts the suffragettes who marched for decades, often in tension with Black feminists, before they won the franchise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

These included people reading presidential candidate Victoria Woodhull's popular newspaper, Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly, which Comstock continually tried to shut down.

From Scientific American Apr. 28, 2023

A representative from Woodhull declined to comment on the case.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2020

Woodhull noted that the Constitution didn’t prohibit women from running for president, although they did not yet have the right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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