The Renegade Queen by
Eva Flynn is an interesting book to read now with the anticipated nomination of
Hillary Clinton as the Democrat candidate for president. The story is about the
first woman to run for president, Victoria Woodhull. An interesting woman who
run at a time when she couldn’t even vote.
The story opens in 1838 as she tells the story of her
beginnings. Her parents, Buck and Anna Claflin, named her Victoria as Queen
Victoria who was in the first year of her reign. One day when Victoria was at
school, she claimed she could see the individuals who died from the yellow
fever outbreak which can occurred earlier. Her father is thrilled and seeks to
“train” her as a medium. The family travels with a fair, selling Victoria’s “visions”
to anyone who sought to speak to a departed loved one. There she meets Dr.
Canning Woodhull and her life takes another turn. She marries at 15 and is soon
presented with a life which will be harsh and unfair. After the horrors of the
Civil War and the country in turmoil, Victoria takes charge of her life and
decides enough is enough. As she seeks to better her life and the lives of all
women, she meets the important figures of the time: Commodore Vanderbilt, Susan
B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton just to name a few.
Victoria Woodhull was an interesting woman, definitely out
of her time. She advocated ideas that shocked her era but would most likely be
accepted today. She was a pioneer in so many ways. Mrs. Woodhull was too
radical for her time and a little too radical for me. But I admire her passion
and drive to right the wrongs she saw in her world. I recommend The Renegade Queen. As an important
figure in history who has been erased until now. Her story deserves to be told.
The Renegade Queen
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