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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Women, white and black, have from time immemorial groaned under what is properly termed in the Constitution “previous…”

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Women, white and black, have from time immemorial groaned under what is properly termed in the Constitution “previous condition of servitude.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull highlights the historical oppression of women, referencing their 'previous condition of servitude.'

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