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, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Ninth Street Women
Victoria 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.
This is Kate Danaher's first novel. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Delaware and is a former professor of English at Rosemont College, Pennsylvania. She is an Irish storyteller, fiddler, and a founder and emeritus board member of the Irish Heritage Theatre in Philadelphia. She also performed with and served on the board of the Delaware Shakespeare Festival. Under the name Danaher and Cloud, she and her music partner, Amy Cloud Chambers, produced four Americana albums: Portraits, Late Bloomers, The Holiday Album, and the multi-award-winning album for kids, Just Kiddin'. All available on popular streaming services. A tennis addict, she lives in Bonita Springs, Florida, with her husband, Bill Parks. They spend their summers in Troy, New York.