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Rubyfruit Jungle Author Biography

Rita Mae Brown was born in Pennsylvania in 1944 and moved to Florida during her adolescence. She attended the University of Florida, but was expelled for her participation in a civil rights rally.

She later moved to New York and attended New York University, where she received a degree in Classics and English. Later she received another degree in Cinematography from the New York School of Visual Arts. She also holds a doctorate in Political Science from the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.

In the late 1960s. Brown turned her attention to politics. She became interested in several feminist and lesbian rights groups. In 1971 she was instrumental in forming the Furies, a lesbian and feminist group. Also she founded and edited the feminist research journal Quest,

In 1971 she published a book of poetry, The Hand That Cradles the Rock, and a translation of...
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