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Krull, Kathleen

A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Jane Dyer. A picture book biography traces Woodhull's many careers (child preacher, stockbroker, newspaper owner) and accomplishments (which include being the first woman to ever address Congress). The emphasis is on her 1872 run for the presidency as a candidate of the Equal Rights Party. The economical prose and dignified watercolors do a good job capturing the spirit of this pioneering feminist. Bib.

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