Women Leaders 12: Victoria Woodhull

Vocabulary Development Women leaders 12: Victoria Woodhull

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Victoria Woodhull: Sentences

1. They were cheering and shouting for the woman they had ______(v. selected) as their candidate for President of the United States.

2. They had nominated Victoria Woodhull as the ______(n. person that people will vote for) for President.

3. On the ______(n. raised floor or stage), a slim, beautiful woman waited for the noise to slowly stop before accepting the nomination.

4. On the raised floor or stage, a ______(adj. thin/slim), beautiful woman waited for the noise to slowly stop before accepting the nomination.

5. On the raised floor or stage, a slim, beautiful woman waited for the noise to ______(v. slowly stop/quiet down) before accepting the nomination.

6. Victoria Woodhull had announced that she was a candidate ______(adv. no matter what happened).

7. She liked to do unusual and ______(adj. difficult / dangerous) things.

8. Victoria saw ______(n. dream-like images of something happening) and heard voices.

9. Her visions promised her wealth and ______(n. a good reputation and being known about by many people).

10. She had a number of brothers and sisters who were ______(adj. quick to become angry) and did not think about others.

11. She had a number of brothers and sisters who were quick to become angry and ______(adj. did not think about others).

12. Commodore Vanderbilt helped them to ______(v. start by giving them money for their business) a broker's office on Wall Street. 13. Victoria and her sister set up a ______office (n. possessive: an office for buying and selling stocks) on the main banking and business street in New York City.

14. Victoria and her sister set up an office for buying and selling stocks on ______(n. the main banking and business street in New York City).

15. In the newspaper, they and their friends wrote about all the ______(n. improvements/changes) they thought were needed.

16. Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to speak ______(prep. in front of) a committee of Congress.

17. She, too, became a leader in the ______(n. group of people) working to win women the right to vote.

18. She ______(v. said to a large group of people) in her newspaper that she was a candidate.

19. All the ______(n. amazing things) were coming true.

20. In her newspaper, Victoria published the details of a ______shocking story about immoral behavior) about a minister.

21. ______(adj. socially acceptable; honorable) people everywhere turned against her.

22. They had been arrested for sending ______(adj. acceptable because it was about sex; offensive) material through the mail.

23. Victoria and her sister lost most of their friends and had ______(n. pi. difficult and unpleasant experiences).

24. They ______(v. caused/made people have strong feelings) excitement and anger in the United States.