Victoria Woodhull began paving the way for female presidential candidates back in 1872 when she threw her hat in the ring to lead the country. She was a psychic reader, a newspaper publisher, a Wall Street trader and the first female presidential candidate. Woodhull ran on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1872 and her decision to throw her hat into the ring resonates as Hillary Clinton’s nears the democratic nomination.  Atlanta filmmaker Victoria Lynn Weston produced and a documentary on Woodhull’s improbable candidacy.

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She joins host Celeste Headlee to talk about Woodhull’s politics and viability in the race for president.