Victoria Woodhull & Tennie Claflin

Let’s talk about some groundbreaking and scandalous sisters: Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin. These 2 sisters went from rags to riches to rags to affairs with Vanderbilts and free love and running for president. Neither saints nor sinners but possibly both, their lives are one heck of a ride.

Join Becca and Rebecca as we discuss two fascinating and often vilified women, The Beguiling Brokers, the Claflin sisters. 

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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

 

• A full length book: The Scarlet Sister, by Myra MacPherson

 

• Victoria Woodhull: https://ehistory.osu.edu/biographies/victoria-woodhull

 

• National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-first-woman-to-run-for-president-victoria-woodhull.htm

 

• National Women's Hall of Fame: https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/victoria-woodhull/

 

• Tennie: https://www.thevictoriawoodhullsaga.com/tennessee-celeste-claflin/

 

• Relationship to Commodore Vanderbilt: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/45189

 

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
Production & Editing Canden Arciniega

Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero