Audre Lorde
American writer and professor
Audre Lorde was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist. Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1934, Harlem, New York, NY
Died: November 17, 1992 (age 58 years), Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Education: Columbia University (1961), Hunter College, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and more
Parents: Linda Gertrude Belmar Lorde and Frederick Byron Lorde
Spouse: Edwin Rollins (m. 1962–1970)
Children: 2
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