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Victoria C. Woodhull: The terrific strifes that have been waged, and are being waged, lift the weight from the strata, and it begins to rise…

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The terrific strifes that have been waged, and are being waged, lift the weight from the strata, and it begins to rise into demanding such recognition as has not been accorded it.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull reflects on the struggles of the oppressed and their rising demand for recognition and rights.

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