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Audre Lorde ( / ˈɔːdri ˈlɔːrd / AW-dree LORD; born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist.
A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. Lorde was born in New York City to West Indian immigrant parents.
May 13, 2024 · Audre Lorde (born February 18, 1934, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 17, 1992, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) was an American poet, essayist, and autobiographer known for her passionate writings on lesbian feminism and racial issues.
Audre Lorde. 1934-1992. Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History (2020-22) Poet and author Audre Lorde used her writing to shine light on her experience of the world as a Black lesbian woman and later, as a mother and person suffering from cancer.
A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.
Sep 17, 2020 · In 1979, for example, Audre Lorde wrote a letter to Mary Daly, and when Daly did not respond, Lorde made her entreaty an open letter. Lorde was primarily concerned with the erasure of Black women in Daly’s Gyn/Ecology , a manifesto urging women toward a more radical feminism.
Audre Lorde was a professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Hunter College. She was the poet laureate of New York from 1991–92. She died of breast cancer in 1992. The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde (W. W. Norton) was published in 1997.
The Black feminist, lesbian, poet, mother, warrior Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a native New Yorker and daughter of immigrants. Both her activism and her published work speak to the importance of struggle for liberation among oppressed peoples and of organizing in coalition across differences of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, age and ...
Audre Lorde (1934–1992) was a poet, essayist, librarian, feminist, and equal rights activist. Audre Lorde was born Audrey Geraldine Lorde in New York City to immigrants from Grenada, an island nation in the Caribbean.
Feb 16, 2024 · Audre Lorde Ain’t Here for Your Hopelessness: How Her Words Are Fueling a New Generation of Queer Rage. In honor of the late Black lesbian feminist writer icon’s 90th birthday, Reckon spoke with queer changemakers who are keeping her legacy alive. By Denny, Reckon.
