Hurricane Maria hit women in Puerto Rico the hardest. And they’re the ones building it back.

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By Justine CalmaMar 8, 2018, 6:01 pm170 pts
After Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, Adi Martínez-Román’s morning routine went something like this: Wake up at 5 a.m., secure a water cistern on her roof to prevent it from leaking, fill her generator with gasoline and turn it on to power her refrigerator, get ready for work, turn the generator…

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