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Victoria C. Woodhull: I now take the final step, and show that the States themselves, by their legislative enactments, have removed the only…

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I now take the final step, and show that the States themselves, by their legislative enactments, have removed the only obstacle which until then had prevented women from voting, and have forever debarred themselves from receding to their former position.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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She claims that legislative changes have removed barriers to women's voting rights, ensuring equality.

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