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We are, none of us, 'either' mothers or daughters to our amazement, confusion, and greater complexity, we are both.

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Adrienne Rich
Age: 82 †
Born: 1929
Born: May 16
Died: 2012
Died: March 27
Essayist
Feminist
Peace Activist
Poet
Writer
Baltimore
Maryland
Adrienne Cecile Rich
Adrienne Cécile Rich
Adrienne Riche
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Daughter
Either
Amazement
Greater
Daughters
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Mothers
Complexity
Confusion

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