Powerful African American icons who fought for women’s rights and championed the 19th Amendment

Audre Lorde (1934-1992)

A native New Yorker and daughter of immigrants, Audre Lorde once described herself as a ” poet, warrior, feminist, mother, pioneer, lover, survivor.”

Growing up legally blind and with a speech impediment, Lorde had to persevere to reach the success that she did.

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Lorde called out the feminism movement for catering exclusively for white women and argued that for feminism to be powerful, it needed to acknowledge the value of all women, not just one type. This argument was depicted in her book “ Sister Outsider” and it is credited for shaping a more inclusive feminist movement.