Victoria Woodhull knew that it was impossible for her to actually become President. Her campaign had a single purpose: to challenge Americans to consider whether a woman could lead a country.

I wanted to highlight Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter to the New York Herald in 1870 announcing that she was running for president. At the time, women were not allowed to vote, but there were no ...

For Women's History Month, I wanted to highlight Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter ... but there were no laws against launching a presidential campaign — perhaps because no one could have ...