Years before the high profile names like Chisholm, Palin, Clinton, or Harris there was an outspoken woman who made her fortune as a clairvoyant and a stock broker. Victoria Claflin Woodhull, the first woman to run for president. The 18th episode of Loud Woman Podcast tells the story of how this outspoken, fearless woman crafted a name for herself and how she eventually fell from grace. Did she redeem herself in the end? Listen to find out!

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Sources used to write this episode:

Women’s History.Org https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/victoria-woodhull

Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-Woodhull

National Parks Service

https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-first-woman-to-run-for-president-victoria-woodhull.htm

The History You Didn’t Learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3QpvQG3hP4

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai