Audre Lorde

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Born

February 18, 1934

Age at death

58

Died

November 17, 1992

From

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.