Woodhull in a sentence

His mural has become the pride of Woodhull.

A handful of women have contended for the presidency, starting with the suffragist Victoria Woodhull, who ran in 1862, before women could vote — and, as I’ve said, you can’t run for president if you’re not abnormally confident.

The incredible true story of Victoria Woodhull’s improbable run to become the first female President of the United States, 50 years before women even had the right to vote.

David N. Peterson, 62, of Woodhull, Illinois died Friday, November 27, 2020, at home.

Janie Marshall, broke the recommended six-foot space between herself and patient Cassandra Lundy, 32, when she grabbed Lundy’s IV pole to get her balance at the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center in Brooklyn on March 28.

I was at Woodhull Hospital when Joe Liu and Rafael Ramos were murdered," he said, referring to the 2014 ambush of two officers in their squad car.

Woodhull was married young to an alcoholic womanizer, divorcing him after the children were born.

By age 11, Woodhull had only three years of formal education, but her teachers found her to be extremely intelligent.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper printed a full-page engraving of Woodhull, surrounded by prominent suffragists, delivering her argument.

In 1872, Douglass became the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States, as Victoria Woodhull 's running mate on the Equal Rights Party ticket.

Its primary purpose was to support Victoria Claflin Woodhull for President of the United States.

Johnson (1956), p.86 Woodhull made a fortune on the New York Stock Exchange by advising clients like Vanderbilt.

Learning of Woodhull's planned address, suffrage leaders postponed the opening of the 1871 National Woman Suffrage Association 's third annual convention in Washington in order to attend the committee hearing.

On the day before the election, Woodhull was arrested for "publishing an obscene newspaper" and so was unable to cast a vote for herself.

She and Canning had two children, Byron and Zulu (later called Zula) Maude Woodhull. citation According to one account, Byron was born with an intellectual disability in 1854, a condition Victoria believed was caused by her husband's alcoholism.

She was the first woman to run a full campaign for the office ( Victoria Woodhull conducted a more limited campaign in 1872 ).

The delegates selected Victoria Woodhull to run for president, and named Frederick Douglass for vice- president.

The three were acquitted on a technicality six months later, but the arrest prevented Woodhull from attempting to vote during the 1872 presidential election.

While many historians and authors agree that Woodhull was the first woman to run for President of the United States, some have questioned that priority given issues with the legality of her run.

Woodhull also promoted eugenics which was popular in the early 20th century prior to World War II.