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I was divorced from Dr. Woodhull for reasons which to me were sufficient, but I was never his enemy.
Victoria Woodhull
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Victoria Woodhull
Age: 89 †
Born: 1838
Born: January 1
Died: 1927
Died: January 1
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So after all I am a very promiscuous free lover. I want the love of you all, promiscuously.
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The women of the country have the power in their own hands, in spite of the law and the government being altogether of the male order.
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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.
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I would like above any other place to go to Hartford. I want to face the conservatism there centered and compel it into decency.
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For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity.
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While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it.
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Hundreds, thousands, aye, millions of human beings, men, women and children, wander the streets of our cities and the highways of our country, hungry, ragged and cold, vainly seeking in this land of plenty, where physical want should be unknown.
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My judges preach against free love openly, practice it secretly.
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The wife who submits to sexual intercourse against her wishes or desires, virtually commits suicide while the husband who compels it, commits murder.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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Political matters are developing so fast that we must not let a single thing slip without use.
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