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Victoria Woodhull

The Beecher-Tilton Scandal

Among the entrants in the presidential election of 1872 was Victoria Woodhull, the most flamboyant, outspoken, and uncompromising feminist of her day.

Her past was shady but her conscience was excellent, and all in all she played a big part in the emancipation of women

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