Unstoppable: The Victoria Woodhull Story

Kate Danaher’s novel Unstoppable is a revelation—and I say this having written a biography of Victoria Woodhull myself. In her fictional account of this extraordinary character, Danaher combines the work of a skilled researcher with the flair of a poet to resurrect Victoria as she was, not as she has been incorrectly depicted for a century. This Victoria, Danaher’s Victoria, is the true Victoria, and she is an inspiration.—Mary Gabriel, author of Ninth Street WomenVictoria Woodhull . . . and the country that tried to crush her.In 1872, Victoria was the most famous woman in America. She ran for U.S. President on the Equal Rights Party ticket against, most notably, Ulysses S. Grant. She spent Election Day in jail.In the course of her rise to political power, Victoria became a victim not only of the most famous man in America, the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, but also of her own family.Unstoppable is a novel based on her life. It explores her youth, her marriages, her friendship with Henry Ward Beecher’s sister, Isabella Beecher Hooker, and her relationships with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It is the story of the ideals she fought for, the slanders she withstood, and her determination to go on, even to the point of deceiving the authorities, so she could deliver her story, The Naked Truth. Read more