I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
Victoria WoodhullThe American nation, in its march onward and upward, can not publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens by narrow statutes.
Victoria WoodhullI come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Victoria WoodhullAll that is good and commendable now existing would continue to exist if all marriage laws were repealed tomorrow . . .
Victoria WoodhullWoman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life.
Victoria Woodhullthere 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.
Victoria Woodhull