Bitch Media - Audre Lorde en Adventures in Feministory: Audre
Lorde <p><img src="" alt="feministory logo--scripty font with
silhouettes of a woman holding a lasso and a woman holding a
protest sign on either side of the words" /></p> <p><a
href=""><img style="float: left;" src="" alt="an illustration of
Audre Lorde with painted text on a gold background, including
her date of birth, death date, and quotations" hspace="10"
width="373" height="500" /></a></p> <p>Excuse me while I gather
my bearings. Where do I even begin? Who is more badass than
Audre Lorde? No, really. This is a question I want you to
answer. Can't think of anyone? Good. Did you think of someone?
Don't tell me yet. You'll ruin this moment. Born in New York
City on February 18th, 1934, Lorde began reading and writing by
age 4, wrote her first poem in the eighth grade, and was quickly
growing into the wonderful poet, writer, theorist, and activist
so prominent in fields of contemporary feminist, queer, and race
theory she would become.</p> <p>As