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In the late nineteenth century a woman’s job was to be subordinate to the male head of the household, and to obey him without a second thought. A woman in this era was not permitted to speak her mind, have complaints, or any desire do anything except stand gracefully in her husband’s shadow. Women were not even allowed to vote. A woman who did speak out loudly raised some eyebrows. Victoria Woodhull would be a woman who defied the social norms of her time. Victoria California Claflin was born in Homer, Ohio on September 23,1838. She was number six of ten children born to Roxanne Hunmel Chaflin and Reuben Chaflin (Gabriel, 1998). Her mother was a religious zealot and her father was a criminal of sorts. She was only 15 years old when she was married for the first time to Canning Woodhull. He was a man who claimed to be an established doctor that she found out later was a lie (Gabriel, 1998). This was when she set out on her own to try to change women’s rights. Victoria would offer her help and hospitality to anyone. She offered her kindness to the rich, poor, prostitutes, and business people alike. Although she was opposed to organized Christian religion, she lived its principles: She fed the hungry, cared for the sick,