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But the right to vote has only lately been distinctly declared by the Constitution to be inalienable, under three distinct conditions—in all of which woman is distinctly embraced.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull argues that the Constitution has recently affirmed the inalienable right to vote for women under specific conditions.
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