What was Victoria Woodhulls impact on society?
It would be impossible to measure her precise impact on history. She knew so many of the famous and influential people of her time from President Grant to the future King Edward VII of England. She captured the imagination of friends and foes alike. Writers Charles Reade, Henry James, Harriet Beecher Stowe and H.G. Wells–just to name a few–were said to have written works inspired by her. Reade and Wells were pro-Woodhull. James and Stowe were anti-Woodhull. Probably her greatest contribution was empowering women in business, politics, sex, and marriage. She brought the discussion of female sexuality to the public forum. She condemned marital rape at a time when there was no such thing under the law. Victoria’s view of marriage as an equal partnership, based on love rather than the law, has largely been accepted in the United States and abroad. Attorney Marilla Ricker said Victoria was the one who really started the women’s movement, because she gave women the idea that they could “ow
It would be impossible to measure her precise impact on history. She knew so many of the famous and influential people of her time from President Grant to the future King Edward VII of England. She captured the imagination of friends and foes alike. Writers Charles Reade, Henry James, Harriet Beecher Stowe and H.G. Wells–just to name a few–were said to have written works inspired by her. Reade and Wells were pro-Woodhull. James and Stowe were anti-Woodhull. Probably her greatest contribution was empowering women in business, politics, sex, and marriage. She brought the discussion of female sexuality to the public forum. She condemned marital rape at a time when there was no such thing under the law. Victoria’s view of marriage as an equal partnership, based on love rather than the law, has largely been accepted in the United States and abroad.
