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Victoria C. Woodhull: “In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all…”

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In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all public and profitable positions and those of honor and trust.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull envisions a future where labor and capital coexist equally in positions of power and respect.

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