Priscilla Long (born 1943) is an American writer and political activist. She co-founded a Boston

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group that contributed to

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. A longtime

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, Long was arrested in the 1963 Gwynn Oak Park

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Works

* ''The New Left: A Collection of Essays'', as editor (1969, Porter Sargent) * '' Where the Sun Never Shines: A History of America's Bloody Coal Industry'' (1989, Paragon House) * "We Called Ourselves Sisters" in ''The Feminist Memoir Project'' (1998, Three Rivers Press)

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1943 births Living people American writers American feminists American anti-war activists Antioch College alumni University of Washington alumni {{feminist-stub