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Victoria C. Woodhull: A person inherits a half million dollars for which he never expended a single day’s labor.

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A person inherits a half million dollars for which he never expended a single day’s labor.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull critiques inherited wealth and its implications for labor and society.

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