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Audre Lorde

1934 - 1992

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Audre Lorde ( 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. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and talents to confronting different forms of injustice, as she believed there could be "no hierarchy of oppressions" among "those who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children." As a poet, she is well known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life. She was the recipient of national and international awards and the founding member of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. As a spoken word artist, her delivery has been called powerful, melodic, and intense by the Poetry Foundation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Audre Lorde is the 2,017th most popular writer (up from 2,215th in 2019), the 2,950th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,769th in 2019) and the 239th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Audre Lorde ranks 2,017 out of 7,302. Before her are Robert Chambers, Desanka Maksimović, Yuan Zhen, Vishnu Sharma, Robert de Boron, and Dora d'Istria. After her are Johann Nestroy, Katia Mann, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Marko Vovchok, Jeremias Gotthelf, and Philip Sidney.

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Among people born in 1934, Audre Lorde ranks 135. Before her are Kisho Kurokawa, Gloria Steinem, Alisa Freindlich, Nadine Trintignant, Hank Aaron, and John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan. After her are Lucien Muller, Jean Ziegler, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma, Sarah Kofman, Ken Matthews, and Jean Marsh. Among people deceased in 1992, Audre Lorde ranks 90. Before her are Princess Margaret of Denmark, Mary Norton, Robert Muldoon, Marisa Mell, Richard Brooks, and Petra Kelly. After her are Deng Yingchao, Camarón de la Isla, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Heinrich Eberbach, Suleiman Frangieh, and Giorgio Perlasca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Audre Lorde ranks 2,950 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles M. Rice (1952), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Nick Holonyak (1928), Julian Schnabel (1951), Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), and Gigi Hadid (1995). After her are Richie Sambora (1959), Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903), Jim Rogers (1942), Gabe Newell (1962), Jim Davis (1909), and Steve Fossett (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Audre Lorde ranks 239. Before her are Nicholas Sparks (1965), William Moulton Marston (1893), Virginia Henderson (1897), Frances Harper (1825), Walter Tevis (1928), and Langston Hughes (1902). After her are Jane Jacobs (1916), Bernard Malamud (1914), Eugene Nida (1914), Tom Wolfe (1930), James E. Gunn (1923), and Carl Sandburg (1878).

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