Audre Lorde

The leader of contemporary feminist theory discusses such issues as racism, self-acceptance, and mother- and woman-hood. Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, SISTER OUTSIDER celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle...