Challenging Assumptions

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Rethinking how we live in our families and our communities, and on our planet.

About Wendy Priesnitz

Writer, weaver, retired magazine editor & publisher, gardener. Over a 50+ year career, I have acquired some notoriety as an advocate for kidโ€™s rights, school-free learning & the environment.

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