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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

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

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2020

Woodhull and Claflin were never charged with libel, a charge that involves writing false information about a person that hurts his or her reputation.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling