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Victoria Woodhull: Eden Collinsworth on a Most Improbable Life

Victoria Woodhull: Eden Collinsworth on a Most Improbable Life

Update: 2025-10-28
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She was a child clairvoyant, the first woman to own a Wall Street brokerage firm—and in 1872, she became the first woman to run for president of the United States. Join me as I sit down with author Eden Collinsworth to unpack the astonishing, unconventional, and often-overlooked life of Victoria Woodhull. Drawing from her new book The Improbable Victoria Woodhull, Collinsworth shares insights into Woodhull’s rise from spiritualist and outsider to a figure who challenged nearly every social and political norm of her time. 

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Victoria Woodhull: Eden Collinsworth on a Most Improbable Life

Victoria Woodhull: Eden Collinsworth on a Most Improbable Life

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