Audre Lorde, "The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism", in Sister Outsider (1984), pp. 132–3
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I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
— Audre Lorde on Women
What It Means
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About Audre Lorde
Audre Geraldine Lorde (18 February 1934 – 17 November 1992) was a black writer, feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, and the exploration of black female identity.
About Audre Lorde
Audre Geraldine Lorde (18 February 1934 – 17 November 1992) was a black writer, feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, and the exploration of black female identity.
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