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Cornilia Woodhull, Presidential Candidate CDV

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Cornilia Woodhull, Presidential Candidate CDV
<B>CDV of Cornelia C. Woodhull, First Female Presidential Candidate.</B></I> Woodhull, looking every inch the proper Victorian lady, is shown in profile. The CDV mount is imprinted "Mrs. Woodhull, (broker). No backmark. Minor verso stains, else fine condition. Cornilia Woodhull (1838-1872) was an early feminist with an extraordinary capacity for enterprise. Cornelius Vanderbilt helped establish her as Wall Street's first female broker. She was also a radical journalist espousing social reforms that would not come to fruition until the 1960s. In 1872 the idealistic Woodhull ran for president as the candidate of the Equal Rights Party.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)