“It is not really difference the oppressor fears so much as similarity.”

— Cherrie Moraga

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About Cherrie Moraga

Author • American

Cherríe Moraga is an influential American writer, feminist activist, poet, and playwright. She is a prominent figure in Chicana feminism and co-edited the groundbreaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by...

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