"It is important for us to know the history of third world women who fought and are fighting for the freedom of our pe…"

"The Puerto Rican Nation must continue. We must open our eyes to the oppressor's tricknology and refuse to be killed a…"

"Seeing the society that the Cuban people were attempting to build inspired me to believe it was possible to arrange a…"

"At its best, the Young Lords offered revolutionary ideals and examples of movement-building strategies and tactics, a…"

"The demands of the Young Lords could have been written today. We believed in the power of the people and in community…"

"Machismo was highly compatible with these ideas. Traditional Puerto Rican society relegated women to the private sphe…"

"We identified as revolutionary nationalists' committed to ending exploitation and colonialism. We were inspired by th…"

"Excited to be part of a revolutionary movement, the Women's Caucus reached out to build solidarity with other women a…"

"There could be no unity without struggle. "Unity, struggle, unity,” we said."

"Puerto Ricans don't like to talk about racism or admit that it exists among Puerto Ricans. Boricuas talk of an island…"