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'''Audre Lorde''' was a feminist poet and lesbian, active in anti-racist and queer movements. She died in 1992 of breast cancer. | '''Audre Lorde''' was a feminist poet and lesbian, active in anti-racist and queer movements. She died in 1992 of breast cancer. | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 11 June 2007
Audre Lorde was a feminist poet and lesbian, active in anti-racist and queer movements. She died in 1992 of breast cancer.
Lorde is well-known for her "biomythography", Zami, A New Spelling of My Name; her collection of essays, Sister Outsider; her biographical work, The Cancer Journals; and for her essay in which she said, "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." With Barbara Smith, Lorde cofounded Kitchen Table Press in 1980.
Famous quotes:
- "Your silence will not protect you."
- "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house."
- "Every woman I have ever known has made a lasting impression on my soul."
- "We must be the change we wish to see in the world."
Works
- Zami, A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography
- The Cancer Journals
- Sister Outsider
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