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Notorious Victoria
The Life of Victoria Woodhull, Uncensored
By Gabriel, Mary
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-56512-132-4
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1998
YA A fine biography of a little-known 19th-century suffragette. Woodhull's achievements read like fiction, especially considering her times. Born into poverty in 1837 to a family largely unconcerned with nuances of the law, she showed great promise early on. Taking advantage of the contemporary enchantment with spiritualism, she and her sister worked as clairvoyants while teenagers. Married at age 15 to an alcoholic and soon the mother of a retarded child, she worked on the stage until summo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
