Audre Lorde

Birthday: February 18th, 1934 Date of Death: November 17th, 1992 Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, USA

Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," who dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, capitalism, heterosexism, and homophobia.