Notorious Victoria: The Life of Victoria Woodhull, Uncensored

Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML:�A remarkable biography . . . Well written and researched, this book warrants a spot on every serious American history student�s bookshelf.� �Kirkus Reviews, starred review   She was the first woman to run for president. She was the first woman to address the U.S. Congress and to operate a brokerage firm on Wall Street. She�s the woman Gloria Steinem called �the most controversial suffragist of them all.� So why have most people never heard of Victoria Woodhull? In this extensively researched biography, journalist Mary Gabriel offers readers a balanced portrait of a unique and complicated woman who was years ahead of her time�and perhaps ahead of our own.   �One of the most controversial American women of the late nineteenth century springs to life in this study that leaves no stone unturned.� �Publishers Weekly   �[A] deftly written biography . . . of a hell-raising visionary.� �Mirabella   �A meaty slice of feminist history peppered with Victorian drama.� �Civilization.… (more)