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Every woman knows that if she were free…

Posted: August 21st, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Feminist | Tags: , | No Comments »

“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, first female presidential candidate and adamant opponent of abortion, Wheeling, West Virginia Evening Standard, November 17, 1875


The rights of children as individuals begin…

Posted: August 21st, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Feminist | Tags: , | No Comments »

“The rights of children as individuals begin while yet they remain the foetus.”

Victoria Woodhull, first female presidential candidate and adamant opponent of abortion, Woodhull’s and Claflin’s Weekly 2(6):4 December 24, 1870