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Ilene English

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Newark, The United States

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Born and raised in Irvington, New Jersey, Ilene was the youngest of six, a tag end kid raised in the middle of a shopping cente, as her father refused to sell the family home to developers. Because her mother was seriously ill most of her childhood, Ilene was something of a lost child. But in spite of this, she was a free spirit, smart, cute, awake and creative, her life fueled by an innate sense of optimism and determination.

Ilene was an early psychedelic pioneer, experimenting with LSD during a time when it was still legal, its effects not yet fully comprehended. During the early sixties, she along with an entire community of fellow trippers, innocently thought that they could change the world into one that valued love over materialism, p ...more

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Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the '60s

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“this is key: the willingness to move through life, to not get stuck in a place out of fear or hopelessness, and that when we can’t move, for whatever reason, we reach out for help.”
― Ilene English, Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the ’60s

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“And I determined that this is an option when someone dear to us leaves this world. We can choose to keep their spirit alive through our aliveness. I feel blessed to have had this realization.”
― Ilene English, Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the ’60s

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