Audre Lorde
Deceased Q463319

Audre Lorde

American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

Born: February 18, 1934 (1934) · New York City
Died: November 17, 1992 (1992) · Saint Croix
Age at death: 58 years
Cause of death: breast cancer
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States
Occupation writer, novelist, university teacher, teacher, philosopher, poet, essayist, librarian, women's rights activist, feminist
Field of work poetry, feminism, activism, African American literature, feminism and literature, lesbianism, African American poetry
Education Columbia University, Hunter College, Hunter College High School, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Columbia University School of Library Service
Employer Hunter College, Lehman College, John F. Kennedy-Institut, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Tougaloo College
Gender female

Network