"A Speech on the Principles of Finance" by Victoria C. Woodhull is a speech from the 1870s that looks closely at the rules of finance, especially how money is different from real wealth. It argues that the value of things like gold is made up and isn't a good way to measure a country's money. Woodhull talks about how money, government, and people's rights are all connected and questions the popular economic ideas of her time. She believes money should show how much work people do, not how much gold there is, and says that the way money works now helps some people while taking advantage of workers. Her solution is for a country to have its own money system that shows how wealthy and productive the whole country is, not just how much gold it has, to make things fairer for everyone.
A Speech on the Principles of Finance
By Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin) Woodhull
In a time of uneven wealth, a bold voice challenges the golden standard, imagining a nation where currency mirrors the true labor and potential of its people.
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About the AuthorVictoria Claflin Woodhull, later Victoria Woodhull Martin, was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement who ran for president of the United States in the 1872 election. While many historians and authors agree that Woodhull was the first woman to run for the presidency, some disagree with classifying it as a true candidacy because according to the Constitution she would have been too young to be President if elected.
Victoria Claflin Woodhull, later Victoria Woodhull Martin, was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement who ran for president of the United States in the 1872 election. While many historians and authors agree that Woodhull was the first woman to run for the presidency, some disagree with classifying it as a true candidacy because according to the Constitution she would have been too young to be President if elected.
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