Full Name

Audre Lorde

Date of Birth

February 18, 1934

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death

November 17, 1992 (cause of death: liver cancer)

Place of Death

Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Education

Hunter College High School, Hunter College (Bachelor’s degree), Columbia University (Master’s degree in Library Science)

Spouses Names

Edwin Rollins, Gloria I. Joseph

Children Names

Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins, Jonathan Rollins

Parents Names

Linda Belmar Lorde, Frederick Byron Lorde

Known Affiliates Names

Adrienne Rich, Gloria Anzaldúa, Cheryl Clarke

Affiliated Organizations’ Names

Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press, Sisterhood in Support of Sisters in South Africa