Banging on the Door: The Election of 1872
In 1872, almost 50 years before women would get the right to vote, the first woman ran for president of the United States: Victoria Woodhull.
November 4, 202213m 9s
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Show Notes
Voting rights was just as hot an issue in 1872 as it is today. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women went to cast a ballot in the election - and Anthony ended up arrested and tried. But another woman named Victoria Woodhull took things even further. That same year, she ran for president of the United States - the first woman in American history known to do so.
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