Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Lorde begins and ends Sister Outsider with reflections on her experiences outside of America. What do her reflections suggest about the way she views American ideologies, structures, and institutions?

Reflect on the name of the book, Sister Outsider, and the marginal identities that Lorde herself holds. Why did Lorde title the collection this way?

Based on the writing in Sister Outsider, explain Lorde’s contribution to the theory of intersectional feminism.