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2020-03-07
1PM - 3:30PM |
Victoria Claflin Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin Women's History Month Celebration |
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Sisters and suffragists Victoria Claflin Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin made and lost fortunes at a time when women were expected to be dainty, retiring matrons. Both were advocates for social change and powerful businesswomen in the late 1800s (and the first female brokers on Wall Street); Victoria was the first woman to run for president. But these two influential figures were also controversial in the Victorian Era, supporting movements such as spiritualism and free love. Ranger Evann Meyer of Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site will discuss the sisters and ask the question, were they human rights pioneers ahead of their time, or money and power-hungry attention seekers? |
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Education Classroom at the Gateway Arch |
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