• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony-   Best Friends with a Mission

    Different cultures have different takes on the rights of both genders; however, in 19th century America, women did not have many rights.  They were considered the “weaker sex” and inferior to males both physically and mentally.  Women were supposed to confine their activities to taking care of a the home for their husbands and children.  Married women could not legally own anything as ownership of all possessions reverted to their husbands.  A lady could not travel without a male escort and certainly could not give a speech in public.  It goes without saying that at this time, women could not vote.  Into this society, two women came together and through…

  • Victoria Woodhull

    There has been a lot of talk about how Hillary Clinton was not the first woman to run for president.  Technically, this is correct, however, the main historic thing about the 2016 election is that Clinton is the first woman to be nominated by a major political party.  Alas, we still are primarily a two party system for good or for ill.  We will get into the Bull Moose party at another time…  Anyway, back to women running for president.  The first in American history was Victoria Woodhull, and she was running at a time when she could not even vote for herself. Victoria Woodhull was born September 23, 1838…