Brie Larson Will Play First Female Presidential Candidate (No, Not Hillary)

Brie Larson Will Play First Female Presidential Candidate (No, Not Hillary) Were so stoked that Brie Larson is going to be portraying the role of the first female U.S. Presidential candidate in the upcoming movie hauptstadt der seychellen Woodhull -- which Larson will also produce. The Amazon Studios film is named after its protagonist, the suffragist Victoria Woodhull.With over 4,500 women recently signed up to run for political office, gender in politics is currently in the spotlight. While Hillary Clinton made history by becoming the first female candidate ever to be endorsed for the office by one of the two major political parties, she is not the first woman to have run for the office.That honor is reserved for Victoria Woodhull, who ran for the office of the U.S. President in 1872 as a member of the Equal Rights feier -- get this -- even before women had the right to vote in America.Woodhull is a fascinating character. She ran for the office at the age of 35, making zu sich incr edibly young by comparison to most Presidential candidates in modern times. According to her biography in Wikipedia, among Woodhulls non-political accomplishments were founding one of the first newspapers to ever have been started by a woman and operating the first woman-run brokerage on Wall Street. She did both of these things with her sister.While we cant wait to see the movie because Woodhull certainly deserves a more historical recognition for her fight for womens rights and equality, were also really excited to see Larson play this role.Larson is a feminist who has been active on a number of fronts. She recently interviewed Jane Fonda, who she described how she came to be a feminist, what it was like growing up in the 1950s and where she admitted to be a victim of rape and sexual harassment. Of course, Larson herself is probably best known for winning an Oscar for her 2015 role in the powerful film Room, in which she played a rape victim. herbei advocacy and support for victim s of sexual assault was in part what caused the media to speculate that in delivering the 2017 Oscars award to Casey Affleck, she did not hug or clap for him. Affleck has been accused of sexual harassment and unwanted physical advances by two women with whom he previously worked.And lest you think Larsons just about playing strong women, shes also going to be playing a feminist Captain Marvel in 2019.Fairygodboss is committed to improving the workplace and lives of women.Join us by reviewing your employer