estuvieron dirigiendo
-they/you were managing
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Muchas feministas, María Teresa Blandón por ejemplo, estuvieron dirigiendo esas oficinas y todas ellas enfrentaron serios conflictos con los hombres de poder.
Many feminists, María Teresa Blandón for one, were running those offices and they all had serious conflicts with the men in power.
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