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Victoria C. Woodhull: All men, and women, too, are born free and equal, entitled to certain natural rights, which no government has the right…

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All men, and women, too, are born free and equal, entitled to certain natural rights, which no government has the right to take from them.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull asserts the inherent equality and natural rights of all individuals, a foundational belief in her advocacy for women's rights.

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