Audre Lorde

✶February 18, 1934

†November 17, 1992

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About their life

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. 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".

American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

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Biography from the article Audre Lorde on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.