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Adrienne Rich Bioskech
Adrienne Rich Bioskech
Adrienne Rich Bioskech
She was a college student when her poems were chosen for publication. Rich's increasing commitment to the women's movement and a lesbian/feminist aesthetic influenced much of her work. She also wrote compelling books of nonfiction. CONTENTS
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Death
Early Life
One of American's leading poets and essayists, Adrienne Rich was a champion for women's rights. Margalit Fox of The New York Times perhaps put it best, saying that Rich "accomplished in verse what Betty Friedan, author of 'The Feminine Mystique,' did in prose." During her lifetime, she won countless honors for her works and her activism. Born in 1929, Rich grew up in Baltimore as the daughter of a doctor and a concert pianist. She started writing poetry as a child with much encouragement from her father. In 1951, Rich published her first collection, A Change of World. She graduated from Radcliffe College that same year with a degree in English.
Death
Rich died on March 27, 2012, at her home in Santa Cruz, California, from complications related to her rheumatoid arthritis. She had suffered from the condition most of her life. Rich was 82 years old. 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.