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- Birth nameAudre Geraldine Lorde
- Audre Lorde was born on February 18, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for How Are You? (2025), Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992 (2012) and Before Stonewall (1984). She was married to Edward Ashley Robbins. She died on November 17, 1992 in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
- SpouseEdward Ashley Robbins(1962 - 1970) (divorced, 2 children)
- Worked as a librarian at the Mount Vernon Public Library in the 1960s.
- Received a Bachelor's Degree from CUNY-Hunter College.
- Her Staten Island, New York home located at 207 St. Paul's Avenue was landmarks by New York City in 2019.
- Received a Masters Degree from Columbia University.
- Participated in the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights.
- On mothering: When the strongest words for what I have to offer come out of me sounding like words I remember from my mother's mouth, then I either have to reassess the meaning of everything I have to say now, or re-examine the worth of her old words.
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