| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
xxiv, 401 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-336) and index. |
| Contents |
Vicky -- Tennie -- Wall Street warriors -- The bewitching brokers -- Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly -- "Madam, you are not a citizen, you are a woman!" -- Free love, suffrage, and abolition -- All in the family: "never a wholly sane mother" -- Sex and the city, circa 1871 -- Confessions of sin and battling the Beechers -- "Yes, I am a free lover!" -- from spirit ghosts to Karl Marx -- Being Tennie -- Future presidentess -- Down and out in Manhattan -- Unmasking Beecher and a masked ball rape -- Jailbirds and the naked truth -- Life and death -- Panic and victory -- The star chamber -- Wickedness in high places -- Beecher's revenge -- The siege of London -- Lady Cook -- Love and libel -- Widows -- Moving on -- Last acts. |
| Summary |
Describes the adventures of two sisters who tried to overcome the male-dominated social norms of the late nineteenth century and achieved a remarkable list of firsts, including the first woman-run brokerage house and the first woman to run for president. |
| Subject |
Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927.
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Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1923.
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Feminists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1923. (OCoLC)fst00059862
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Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927. (OCoLC)fst00059863
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Feminists. (OCoLC)fst00922831
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Women social reformers. (OCoLC)fst01178540
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
9780446570237 (hardcover) |
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0446570230 (hardcover) |
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9781455547708 (ebook) |
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