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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Could this be arrived at, the dangers and difficulties now hovering around the issues between the still captive and the…”

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Could this be arrived at, the dangers and difficulties now hovering around the issues between the still captive and the interests of enslaved labor, would be dispelled, and society, without further convulsive efforts, could assume its uninterrupted march toward perfect conditions of existence.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull discusses the potential for societal improvement through the resolution of labor issues.

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