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Dorothy Allison

(1949-2024)
American writer, poet, novelist, critic
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Dorothy Earlene Allison (April 11, 1949 – November 6, 2024) was an American writer whose writing focused on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism. She was a self-identified femme lesbian. 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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Born Dorothy Earlene Allison
11 April 1949
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Died
5 November 2024 (aged 75)
Guerneville, California, USA
Zodiac Aries
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