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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Political economy, which is a branch of social science, is regarded with favor by many now, and, comprehensively…”

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Political economy, which is a branch of social science, is regarded with favor by many now, and, comprehensively speaking, all these questions which have been looked upon as “too abstract” for common comprehension, are found to be the real principles which underlie all social strictures.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull discusses the growing acceptance of political economy as a vital aspect of social science.

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