Victoria Woodhull Martin Papers

Download or read book Victoria Woodhull Martin Papers written by Victoria Claflin Woodhull and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is composed of approximately 515 letters, dating from 1883-1927, that documents the relationship between Victoria Woodhull (September 23, 1838-June 9, 1927) and her third husband John Biddulph Martin (1841-March 21, 1897). Many common themes run throughout the letters, such as the spouses' emotional and physical well-being, daily events, and their publication activities. The collection also contains Woodhull and Martin's correspondence from relatives and colleges and a significant amount of newspaper clippings that document Woodhull's life long interest, among them equal rights, sexual freedom, and marriage. Included in the collection are photographs, manuscript fragments and drafts, newspaper clippings, and Zula Maud Woodhull's correspondence relating to the journal the Humanitarian and notes of her attempted biography of her mother.