"Education does not bring on revolutions; but consciousness of our own oppression and struggle might. Unfortunately formal education and political consciousness do not usually coincide. Even formal education in Marxism-Leninism tends to make people think that they know more than they really know. When we think of what it is that politicizes people it is not so much books or ideas but experience."
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Women academics from the United StatesFeminists from the United StatesWomen activists from the United StatesActivists from New York CityArtists from New York City
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"Resistences to consciousness" (1969)
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Irene Peslikis
Irene Peslikis (October 7, 1943 – November 28, 2002) was a Greek American feminist artist, activist, and educator. She was one of the early founders and organizers in the women's art movement, especially on the east coast.
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