The woman hanging from the 13th floor window on the east side of Chicago is not alone. . … - Joy Harjo

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Nothing is unattainable when America comes together around a common cause.

Joy Harjo

The woman hanging from the 13th floor window on the east side of Chicago is not alone. . . She is all the women of the apartment building who stand watching her, watching themselves.

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