Dorothy Earlene Allison (April 11, 1949 – November 5, 2024) was an American writer from South Carolina whose writing focused on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism and lesbianism. She was a self-identified lesbian femme. Allison won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards. In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
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Dorothy Earlene Allison 11 April 1949 Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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5 November 2024 (aged 75) Guerneville, California, USA
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Zodiac | Aries |
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