Victoria Woodhull: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Biographies include Emanie Sachs, “The Terrible Siren”: Victoria Woodhull, 1838–1927 (1928); Johanna Johnston, Mrs. Satan (1967); and Lois Beachy Underhill, The Woman Who Ran for President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull (1995).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 19, 2025 | ||
| Added a banner to the women in politics collections page. | Oct 09, 2024 | ||
| Noted that Frederick Douglass was her running mate in the 1872 election. | Aug 29, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Victoria Woodhull. | Mar 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Victoria Woodhull. | Jan 28, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 05, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Victoria C. Woodhull. | Feb 22, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: eHistory - Biography of Victoria Woodhull. | Feb 22, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Victoria Woodhull. | Jan 09, 2017 | ||
| Added undated sketch of Victoria Woodhull asserting her right to vote during an election. | Aug 27, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 07, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 15, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 16, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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