I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.
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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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| Birth: | 23rd September, 1838 |
| Death: | 9th June, 1927 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Leader |
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Victoria Claflin Woodhull, later Victoria Woodhull Martin, was an American leader of the woman's suffrage movement.
Woodhull was an advocate of free love, by which she meant the freedom to marry, divorce, and bear children without government interference. She was the first woman to start a weekly newspaper; an activist for women's rights and labor reforms. In 1872, she was the first female candidate for President of the United States.
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