This activist was the older of two criticized by a headline reading “Petticoats Among the Bovine and Ursine Animals.” After a divorce, this activist was paid $1,000 to leave the US by William Henry Vanderbilt for fear that the family’s estate would be distributed unevenly. This activist, who printed the first English copy of the Communist Manifesto, worked as the “Bewitching Brokers” on Wall Street with her sister, Tennessee Claflin, and was backed by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The (*) Comstock Act was passed after this activist uncovered details about Henry Ward Beecher’s affair. This advocate of “free love” ran on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1872 alongside Frederick Douglass. For 10 points, name this activist who became the first woman to run for president. ■END■
ANSWER: Victoria Woodhull [or Victoria Woodhull Martin; or Victoria California Claflin; prompt on Claflin alone]
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