The California Bar Association is the largest and most powerful state bar association in the United States, and it issues accreditation to many schools in the state that are not accredited by the ABA. You can take the bar exam in California if you attend a school attended by the ABA or the CBA .
Political Figure Activist. Name at birth: Victoria Claflin. Victorial Claflin Woodhull was a controversial activist, socialite, and political figure of the 19th century. She is best remembered now as the first woman to run for president of the United States.
National Women's History Museum. Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927) In many ways Victoria Claflin Woodhull was ahead of her time and was an important trailblazer for women generations after her. Born in 1838 in Homer, Ohio, like many women of her era, Woodhull married very young. Her marriage took place when she was 14 years old and lasted 11 years after which time she divorced and then remarried two years later. She helped support her family by working as a spiritual medium and fortuneteller.