Rebecca Hurtado Fairweather has researched and reported on international conflict, reproductive healthcare, colonial histories, climate change, social justice movements, and American politics throughout her university career.

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Rebecca, who lives in New York City, received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with an emphasis in international relations.

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