victoria woodhull
Why Victorian Women Turned to Pseudoscience to Try to Understand Love
In the pursuit of love, women turned to raw beef masks, seances, and other beliefs not based in fact.
America's Scandalous, Psychic, Forgotten First Female Presidential Candidate
Decades before women won the right to vote, Victoria Woodhull ran for president, started her own newspaper, and became one of America's first female stockbrokers. She also found time to advocate for free love and talk to ghosts.
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