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“I've always believed it's important to make the invisible visible. And valuing that which has been taken for granted is something that I've always instinctually known is the key to the kind of society I want to live in and raise my children in.”

Quote by Ai-jen Poo

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Ai-jen Poo is a prominent advocate for labor rights and social justice. Born in 1974, she has dedicated her career to fighting for the rights of domestic workers and low-wage workers in the United States. Poo is the co-founder of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and has been instrumental in advocating for the recognition and protection of domestic workers' rights. more

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