The Claflin Sisters: “Bewitching Brokers and Queens of Finance”

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Title

The Claflin Sisters: “Bewitching Brokers and Queens of Finance”

Subject

The Claflin Sisters: Women of many firsts

Description

Victoria Woodhull later resettled in New York and remarried to Civil War veteran Colonel James Blood, a St. Louis native who commanded the Sixth Missouri Volunteers during the Civil War...

Creator

Alexandra Arabak

Source

  1. Greenspan, Jesse. “9 Things You Should Know About Victoria Woodhull.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, August 22, 2018. https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-should-know-about-victoria-woodhull.
  2. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. “Victoria Woodhull.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., September 19, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-Woodhull.
  3. “The First Woman To Run For President: Victoria Woodhull (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, January 25, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-first-woman-to-run-for-president-victoria-woodhull.htm.

Publisher

Alexandra Arabak

Date

mid to late 1800s

Contributor

Alexandra Arabak

Rights

All Rights Reserved

Relation

http://victoria-woodhull.com/library.htm

Format

Website Article and Digital Images

Language

English

Type

Historical Biography

Identifier

Victoria Woodhull for President- Claflin Sisters

Coverage

Historical Biography

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