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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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A spiritualist, newspaper publisher and political activist, Woodhull defied social convention in nearly every aspect of her eventful life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Anthony Comstock first swam into public attention with a campaign against the spiritualist and women’s rights activist Victoria Woodhull and her sister Tennessee Claflin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

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

She worked for 12 years at Woodhull Medical Center’s ER.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2020

Woodhull married a wealthy English banker and lived comfortably the rest of her life; Tennessee Claflin married Francis Cook, a member of the British nobility, and became Lady Cook.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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