Rivka Solomon

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Rivka Solomon is a writer and patient advocate for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She resides in Massachusetts. In 1990, while studying international relations at graduate school, Solomon became ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and has remained ill since.[1] Her advocacy work includes coordinating protests and writing articles about ME/CFS.

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  • 2002, Take That, Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts (Editor)
A collection of non-fiction female empowerment stories

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  1. "Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned – Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "Forgotten Plague". facebook.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. "Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome". wbur.org. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. "Rivka Solomon, Disability Advocate". PBS NewsHour. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. Solomon, Rivka (May 8, 2021). "For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 11, 2021.