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Audre Lorde

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Profession
Poet
Died
Nov 17, 1992
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
New York City NY
About
Caribbean-American poet, author, and political activist known for works such as Coal, The Black Unicorn, and The Cancer Journals. As an activist, she sought to expose the currents of racism in feminist ideology. She published more than 15 books throughout her career. 
Family
She identified as a lesbian, but had two children with attorney Edwin Rollins, whom she later divorced. Lorde died of breast cancer in 1992.

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