Audre Lorde
American writer and feminist activist (1934-1992) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 58
Audre Lorde was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and talents to confronting all forms of injustice and oppression.
Audre Lorde is read about 730 times a day, in 48 languages.
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Audre Lorde. Photograph by Elsa Dorfman.
Audre Lorde's residence in Stapleton Heights, Staten Island, now a New York City Historical Landmark.
Lorde in Berlin, pictured with May Ayim.
Audre Lorde (left) with writers Meridel Le Sueur (middle) and Adrienne Rich (right) at a writing workshop in Austin, Texas, 1980
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She believed that there could be "no hierarchy of oppressions" among "those who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children".
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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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Deceased
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Lived 1934 to 1992 · aged 58
