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We believed that the women’s struggle for equality was the ‘revolution within the revolution.’

— Iris Morales Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976 (2016)

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Opinions about the responsibility of US Puerto Ricans to the island's liberation struggle had been the subject of debate for some time.

Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976 (2016)

At its best, the Young Lords offered revolutionary ideals and examples of movement-building strategies and tactics, and tough, hard-hitting, and painful lessons from its setbacks and failures.

Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976 (2016)

In the spirit of the Young Lords and all of our ancestors who have fought oppression and injustice, we must continue to fight for human liberation.

Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976 (2016)

We must study and reclaim our past so that we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be who we are, and where we are going.

Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976 (2016)

In Puerto Rico, the Young Lords Party came under intensified scrutiny by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords, 1969-1976 (2016)

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