(3) 4-6 Trailblazer Biography series. This thorough biography traces the extraordinary, controversial life of early feminist Victoria Woodhull, from her younger days as a spiritual healer through her later life as a suffragette and pioneering businesswoman and, most notably, the first female presidential candidate in the United States. Woodhull's outspoken ways and progressive thinking are supported in the text by photographs and speech excerpts. Reading list, source notes, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(3) YA Oxford Portraits series. This astute biography looks at the long life and legacy of Woodhull, who galvanized the women's suffrage movement but was chastised for her outspokenness and eccentric behavior. Brody balances her discussion of Woodhull's accomplishments (she was the first woman to run for U.S. president) with character-fleshing details. Black-and-white photos and reproductions appear throughout. Reading list, timeline. Ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(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.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) YA Notable Americans series. Contradictory, controversial Victoria Woodhull ran for president in 1872, when women weren't even allowed to vote. McLean highlights her many amazing accomplishments and excuses her more scandalous causes (her spiritualism, her early advocacy and later recantation of "free love"), presenting a clear, coherent narrative of an admirable life. Poorly reproduced photos illustrate the book. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam