Victoria Woodhull for President!

If you are interested in voting for Victoria Woodhull for President you are 135 years too late. She was nominated for the office of president of the United States of America in 1872 by the Equal Rights Party. Her running mate was Frederick Douglas for the role of vice-president. Mr. Douglas was born into slavery in the US and went on to become an influential force lobbying for passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. These Amendments gave citizenship and voting rights to freed slaves, but neglected to give women the same opportunity to participate in the government that ruled them. Although Woodhull-Douglas were not elected in 1872, Mr. Douglas held several government posts after he moved to Washington, DC the same year.

Victoria Woodhull is considered a radical feminist. She was the first woman to address Congress, arguing for woman's suffrage in the House of Representatives. She had a lot of strikes against her other than being a woman running for the Presidency. Ms. Woodhull and her sister, Tennessee Claflin, were spiritual healers who espoused "free love". With the help of men they established a brokerage firm and weekly newspaper. The sisters were indicted for sending obscene material through the mail which ended any hopes of "Victoria Woodhull for President". They were acquitted of the crime of using the mail to send flyers accusing clergyman Henry Ward Beecher of adultery. Evidently "free love" only applied to single males and females. Both sisters relocated to England marrying wealthy business men.