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Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) was an American social reformer, theosophist, and the first woman to run for President of the United States on a major party ticket. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and the labor movement.

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Famous Victoria Woodhull Quotes

“there are scores of thousands of women who are denominated prostitutes, and who are supported by hundreds of thousands of men who should, for like reasons, also be denominated prostitutes, since what will change a woman into a prostitute must also necessarily change a man into the same.”

Men Should Reason Score Prostitution

Book:A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

Source: A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom

“It is extremely unfortunate that an editor's own life and practice should be notoriously at variance with his written principles.”

Should Principles Practice Written Editors Unfortunate Variance

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“The uses of government should be to foster, protect and promote the possession of equality.”

Should Use Government Women Protect Possession Equality Womens Rights

Book:The Victoria Woodhull Reader

Source: The Victoria Woodhull Reader

“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.”

Men Want Should Humans Children Country Human Beings Cities Millions Streets Land Cold Seeking Hungry Our Country Wander Plenty Highways Men Women Being Me Ragged

Author:Victoria Woodhull