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What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.

Muriel Rukeyser

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Muriel Rukeyser
Age: 66 †
Born: 1913
Born: December 15
Died: 1980
Died: February 12
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Screenwriter
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New York City
New York
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Woman
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Life
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Happen

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