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Victoria C. Woodhull: “The electric telegraph makes it possible for all the different nations of the earth to be possessed of the same thought…”

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The electric telegraph makes it possible for all the different nations of the earth to be possessed of the same thought at the same time.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull discusses the impact of the electric telegraph on global communication and shared thoughts.

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