Interdependency between women is the way to a freedom which allows the I to be, not in order to be used, but in order to be creative. This is a diffe… - Audre Lorde

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Interdependency between women is the way to a freedom which allows the I to be, not in order to be used, but in order to be creative. This is a difference between the passive be and the active being.

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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.

Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, K. Kendall (CC BY)

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Pen Names: Rey Domini Gamba Adisa
Birth Name: Audrey Geraldine Lorde

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