Feminist Book Club-Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

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“[Lorde's] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”—The New York Times

Sister Outsider is a collection of essential essays and speeches written by Audre Lorde, a writer who focuses on the particulars of her identity: Black woman, lesbian, poet, activist, cancer survivor, mother, and feminist. This collection, now considered a classic volume of Lorde's most influential works of non-fiction prose, has had a groundbreaking impact on the development of contemporary feminist theories.

In fifteen essays and speeches dating from 1976 to 1984, Lorde explores the complexities of intersectional identity, while explicitly drawing from her personal experiences of oppression to include sexism, heterosexism, racism, homophobia, classism, and ageism. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope.