1872 Presidential election Archives | Crossing Swords https://www.crossing-swords.com/tag/1872-presidential-election/ Mary Baker Eddy vs. Victoria Claflin Woodhull and the Battle for the Soul of Marriage - A comparative biography by Cindy Safronoff Fri, 09 Sep 2016 20:03:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Woodhull in 1872 election reenactment at St. Louis historic site https://www.crossing-swords.com/woodhull-in-1872-election-reenactment/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 20:03:50 +0000 http://www.crossing-swords.com/?p=1386 Victoria Woodhull will be included in a historic reenactment at a National Park Service historic site in the St. Louis area this weekend.  Living History Weekend at the Ulysses S. Grant national historic site will feature the 1872 Presidential election, in which Victoria Woodhull made history by being the first woman to run as a third-party contender. […]

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]]> Victoria Woodhull will be included in a historic reenactment at a National Park Service historic site in the St. Louis area this weekend.  Living History Weekend at the Ulysses S. Grant national historic site will feature the 1872 Presidential election, in which Victoria Woodhull made history by being the first woman to run as a third-party contender. Woodhull will be played by Diane Key-Biggs, former National Park Service interpretive ranger. Other figures to be featured in the event include Presidential incumbent Ulysses S. Grant and Grant supporter Frederick Douglas, as well as challenger Horace Greeley.

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