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Every woman knows that if she were free, she would never bear an unwished-for child nor think of murdering one before its birth.
Victoria Woodhull
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Victoria Woodhull
Age: 89 †
Born: 1838
Born: January 1
Died: 1927
Died: January 1
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When I first saw the light of day on this planet, it seemed as if I had been rudely awakened from a death-like sleep.
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Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life.
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Strike as much and as hard as you please, only don't do it in the dark so that I cannot know who is my enemy.
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For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity.
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Women have every right they just have to excercise them.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
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