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Victoria California Woodhull was born on September 23, 1838, in Homer, Ohio to an extremely poor, spiritual family. Married for the first time at fifteen years old, to Canning Woodhull, she brought in an income by telling people's fortunes, selling patent medicines, and performing spiritual shows with her sister, Tennessee Claflin. She had two children, Byron and Zula Maud. Canning was an alcoholic, however, and because of this, Victoria divorced him in 1864. She married Colonel James Blood in 1866, and then married again, in 1883, to John Biddulph Martin.
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Although many people today do not know much about her, Victoria Woodhull was one of the most famous women of her time. She was the first woman to ever run for Presidency in the United States. Victoria was nominated to run by the Equal Rights Party. Unfortunately, this campaign did not have a good outcome. Victoria was a part of a huge scandal that cost her the election, not to mention her good reputation.
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Victoria Woodhull was also known for being the first woman in the world to become a stockbroker. She befriended Cornelius Vanderbilt, and he shared many of his secrets to the stock market with her. Because of Vanderbilt's advice, Victoria Woodhull became very rich during the Stock Market Crash of 1869. After this she opened Woodhull, Claflin, & Company stock brokerage in 1870. Victoria Woodhull died on June 9, 1927, in a manor house in Brendon's Norton, Worcestershire, England. Even though she was not known as the most respected woman in history, she was inducted, after heavy consideration, into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2002.
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"Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputations on the line in support of an idea or enterprise."
~Victoria Woodhull
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