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“I offer you the remedy of Free Love as an antidote for enforced lust, and the world will have to take it before the disease can be cured.”

Quote by Victoria Woodhull

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Victoria Woodhull

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. more

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