What are the historian viewpoints on Victoria Woodhull?
The best book for attitudes of present historians is “One Woman, One Vote, edited by Marjorie Spruill Wheeler. It contains the pro-Woodhull view of Ellen Carol Dubois on pages 88-91 and the anti-Woodhull view of Andrea Moore Kerr on pages 73-77. You’ll also want to consult one of the 3 recent biographies by Mary Gabriel, Lois Beachy Underhill, or Barbara Goldsmith. For past historians, consult the History of Women Suffrage by Stanton, Anthony, and Gage. They published the Woodhull Memorial, which is about their only mention of Woodhull as she was largely written out of the history of the movement. You’ll also want to check out the Terrible Siren by Emanie Sachs, published in the 1920’s. It was the first full-length biography. Sachs wasn’t an historian, but her biography is considered the definitive one by historians.
