Adrienne Rich facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adrienne Rich
Rich in 1980
Born	Adrienne Cecile Rich (1929-05-16)May 16, 1929 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died	March 27, 2012(2012-03-27) (aged 82) Santa Cruz, California
Occupation	Poet, non-fiction writer, essayist
Education	Radcliffe College
Genre	Poetry, non-fiction
Notable works	Diving Into the Wreck
Notable awards	National Book Award 1974 Bollingen Prize 2003 Griffin Poetry Prize 2010
Spouse	Alfred Haskell Conrad (1953-1970; his death; 3 children)
Partner	Michelle Cliff (1976-2012)

Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She received credit for bringing attention to the oppression of women and lesbians. She wrote many fiction and non-fiction books and many poetry.

Rich was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She died from rheumatoid arthritis in Santa Cruz, California at age eighty-two. At the time Rich lived with her partner Michelle Cliff.

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  Rich (right), with writers Audre Lorde (left) and Meridel Le Sueur (middle) in Austin, Texas, 1980