Title

Announcement of Victoria C. Woodhull's Nomination for the President of the United States, 1872

Description

Reproduction of an 1871 publication of Woodhull & Clafin's Weekly, which announces the nomination of Victoria C. Woodhull for President of the United States, for the "Cosmo-Political Party". The newspaper always began with the call for "progress" and "free thought."

Creator

Woodhull & Clafin's Weekly

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Suffrage

Women's Rights

Presidential Elections

Activism

Women's Agency

Temporal Coverage

1870 – 1879

Spatial Coverage

United States

Language

English

Medium

Reproduction of a newspaper article

Format

.jpg

Date

February 18, 1871

Source

Missouri Historical Society

http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/995011

Is Part Of

MHS Photographs and Prints Collection

Women's Suffrage Collection

Identifier

P0163-00005

Bibliographic Citation

Woodhull, Victoria C, and Tennessee C Claflin, eds. “Announcement of Victoria C. Woodhull’s Nomination for President of the United States.” Woodhull & Claflin’s Weekly. February 18, 1871, vol. 2, no. 14.

Publisher

Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly was one of the first newspapers published by women. Created by sisters Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Clafin, the publication lasted from May 14, 1870 to June 10, 1876, and wrote on topics such as suffrage, vegetarianism, sexual freedom, and socialism.

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

Nomination for the President of the United States affects the entire country.