Other powers / Goldsmith, Barbara

Presents the biography of controversial nineteenth-century suffragette, feminist, and medium Victoria Woodhill whose radical ideas of self-expression and free love brought her in contention with Victorian society, politicians, and the church.

A biography of Victoria Woodhull, the first female candidate for the presidency of the United States in 1872, discussing her scandalous career as a clairvoyant and magnetic healer, her efforts of behalf of women's suffrage, and her demand for sexual equality with men.