Woodhull, Claflin & Company opened in 1870, with the assistance of the wealthy Cornelius Vanderbilt, an admirer of Woodhull's skills as a medium; he is rumoured to have been her sister Tennie's lover, and to have seriously considered marrying her.
Woodhull, Claflin & Company u hap në vitin 1870, me ndihmën e Kornelius Vanderbilt, një admirues i aftësive të Woodhull; ai thuhet se ka qenë dashnoi i motrës së saj, Tennie dhe që ka marrë seriozisht martesën me të.