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A theory in the flesh means one where the physical realities of our lives — our skin color, the land or concrete we grew up on, our sexual longings — all fuse to create a politic born of necessity." ― Cherríe L. Moraga,

'This Bridge Called My Back' a book by __________.

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Author is Rosario Morales

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Rosario Morales was a Latina feminist movement and part of the Communist Party. She is Puerto Rican author and poet. Rosario is best known for her book Getting Home Alive. She co-authored the book with her daughter Aurora Levins Morales in 1986.

Her contributions to "This Bridge Called My Back" call for a greater prominence within feminism and it ultimately built the foundation for third wave feminism.

"This Bridge Called My Back" has become "one of the most cited books in feminist theorizing" (emphasis in original)

The book is an anthology which was collected and edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. The book was first published in 1981.

Other edition's publications:

In 1983, 2nd edition was published by Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press.

In 2008, 3rd edition was published by Third Woman Press when it went out of print.

In 2015, 4th edition was published by State University of New York Press, Albany.

The book examines Feminist politics among women of color in the United States. As the author connected with various women from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, it gave her a new perspective on the world.

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