Victoria Woodhull

Never heard of Victoria Woodhull?
1838 – 1927
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Victoria Woodhull was born into poverty in an abusive household, and was married to an alcoholic womanizer at 15. After she divorced him, Woodhull went on to own a newspaper, become the first woman to a own a Wall Street stock brokerage and then in 1872, she became the first woman to run for President of the United States, choosing Frederick Douglas as her running mate.

link: Brittanica