Victoria Woodhull - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

A cenotaph of Victoria Woodhull-Martin is located at Tewkesbury Abbey.

The Woodhull Freedom Foundation & Federation, is a sexual freedom advocacy organization named in honor of Victoria Woodhull.

She was honored by the Office of the Manhattan Borough President in March 2008 and was included in a map of historical sites related or dedicated to important women.

The 1980 Broadway musical Onward Victoria was inspired by Woodhull's life.

Victoria Bond composed the opera "Mrs. President" about Woodhull. It premiered in 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska.

In 2001, Victoria Woodhull was inducted posthumously into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

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