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But if a poor, half-starved child were to take a loaf of bread from his cupboard, to prevent starvation, she would be sent first to the Tombs, and thence to Blackwell’s Island.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull contrasts the harsh punishment of the poor for survival actions against the wealthy's impunity.
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