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Lady Tennessee Celeste Claflin, Viscountess of Montserrat (October 26, 1844 – January 18, 1923), also known as Tennie C., was an American suffragist best known as the first woman, along with her sister Victoria Woodhull, to open a Wall Street brokerage firm, which occurred in 1870.
Tennessee Celeste Claflin, 26 Oct 1845 - 8 Jan1923. Exhibition Label. In 1868, Tennessee Claflin moved from Ohio to New York City with her sister Victoria Woodhull. With the help of businessman Cornelius Vanderbilt, they opened a brokerage firm on Wall Street called Woodhull, Claflin and Co. in 1870—the first women ever to do so.
Title: Tennessee Celeste Claflin. Creator: Unidentified Artist. Date Created: c. 1872. Physical Dimensions: h8.6 × w5.7 cm (Image) Type: Albumen silver print. Rights: National Portrait...
Tennessee Celeste Claflin, 26 Oct 1845 - 8 Jan1923. Date. c. 1872. Type. Photograph. Medium. Albumen silver print. Dimensions. Image/Sheet: 8.6 × 5.7 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4") Mount: 10 × 6.2 cm (3 15/16 × 2 7/16") Credit Line. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Restrictions & Rights. CC0. Object number. S/NPG.80.43. Exhibition Label.
Tennessee Celeste Claflin. (1845–1923) Beguiling Youngest Sister and Partner. True clairvoyant and medium, keenly intelligent yet uneducated, the youngest sister of Victoria and constant business partner combined a unique sexual charisma with instinctual street smarts.
Tennessee Celeste Claflin, sister of the famous Victoria Woodhull, was a fortune teller, “table-rapper,” stockbroker, journalist, and healer. She advocated for the Free Love platform: the...
24 de jun. de 2014 · If you’ve never heard of Victoria Woodhull or her younger sister Tennessee “Tennie” Claflin, you’re not alone. When I first came across them in the Museum’s Portrait Archive, I was immediately intrigued by the designation of “Brokers” on their portraits. The more I researched them, the more interested I became.
