Victoria Woodhull/Talk

using a legal argument Woodhull had conceived

and was at the center of the largest sex scandal of 19th century America

Can someone back these statements up? Until then, I think they should stay out...

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There are various biographies on Woodhull out. Try "Notorious Victoria" by Emma Goldman I think, or there's another with a title of "Mrs Satan" or something... Or just follow the link to the suggested site... (it's run by one of the decendents of Woodhull's second husband) or you could look at some history sites on-line. I think for example the feminist site at *www.ifeminist.com (Wendy McElroy?) had an article or two covering her, and there's an article by Trish Wilson of Feminista! on her too (*www.feminista.com).

Various statements about Woodhull are controversial, for example whether she was ever a prostitute, but those two are not controversial. The scandal involved the Beecher clan and came down to one of the most famous religious leaders of the time having an affair with the other most famous preacher's wife. Sort of like Billy Graham being caught with [Pat Buchanon]?'s wife.... yes it was a VERY big scandal indeed, made worse because the injured party made a lawsuit against the adulterer. It was all over the papers and very public at a time when you didn't talk about that sort of thing. It might even be the biggest sex scandal of both 19th AND 20th centuries on either side of the Atlantic.....

Woodhull wasn't a lawyer and some might argue that it was Captain Blood, her 2nd husband who came up with the idea. But you probably only wanted to know if it wasn't some other feminist. David Byron

LOL, but I just write 'screed' of course ;)

Stanton's son said of Woodhull that she was one of the three most important feminists in the movement. Anthony ended up hating her and she was blackballed more or less. The personality conflicts were more important than the policies in the splits of the women's movement in 19th century America. A lot of the diary entries by Stanton? that were ripped out later are beleived to be about Woodhull (now THAT would be a more controversial statement!)