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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is at once one of the most interesting as well as instructive of studies, to trace the march which civilization has…”

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It is at once one of the most interesting as well as instructive of studies, to trace the march which civilization has described.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull highlights the importance of studying the progress of civilization as a significant and enlightening endeavor.

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