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History is the story we tell ourselves about how the past explains our present, and how the ways in which we tell it are shaped by contemporary needs.
— Aurora Levins Morales
What It Means
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About Aurora Levins Morales
Aurora Levins Morales (born February 24, 1954) is a Puerto Rican Jewish writer and poet. She is significant within Latina feminism and Third World feminism as well as other social justice movements.
About Aurora Levins Morales
Aurora Levins Morales (born February 24, 1954) is a Puerto Rican Jewish writer and poet. She is significant within Latina feminism and Third World feminism as well as other social justice movements.
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