Audre Lorde
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".
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityNational Autonomous University of Mexico
- Awards
- 🏆 American Book Awards🏆 Lambda Literary Award
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Trending topics shown first"I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do. I a…"
"There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives."
"When I speak of the erotic, then I speak of it as an assertion of the life force of women; of that creative energy empowered, the knowledge and use of which we are now reclaiming in our language, our …"
"Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever / Only, nothing is eternal."
"Audre Lorde, 58, A Poet, Memoirist And Lecturer, Dies", New York Times"
"The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. It is within this light …"
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Timeline
1934
Born
Birth1992
Died
Death
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