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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Let the same rule of action that governs this service be applied to telegraphs, railroads and all improvements that are…”

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Let the same rule of action that governs this service be applied to telegraphs, railroads and all improvements that are public in their character.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull advocates for applying the same governance principles to all public improvements.

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