What is Adrienne Rich?
'''Adrienne Cecile Rich''' (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] [[poet]], essayist and [[feminism|feminist]]. She received credit for bringing attention to the oppression of women and [[lesbian]]s. She wrote many fiction and non-fiction books and many poetry. Her most [[controversial]] work was ''Of Woman Born: Motherhood and Institution'' in 1976. In 1986 Rich's 1980 essay ''Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence'' against [[heteronormativity|heterosexuality]] forced by society was published. In 1974 she won [[National Book Award]]. Rich was born in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. She died from [[rheumatoid arthritis]] in [[Santa Cruz, California]] at age eighty-two.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/03/adrienne-rich.html|title=Poet Adrienne Rich, 82, has died|date=28 March 2012|publisher=}}</ref> At the time Rich lived with her partner [[Michelle Cliff]]. == Related pages == *[[List of poets from North America]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich, Adrienne}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:American feminists]] [[Category:American poets]] [[Category:Jewish American LGBT people]] [[Category:Jewish American writers]] [[Category:Jewish feminists]] [[Category:Lesbian feminists]] [[Category:Lesbian Jews]] [[Category:American LGBT writers]] [[Category:Writers from Baltimore]]