Sister Outsider

 Sister Outsider:Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde, 192 pages.

This collection contains essays and speeches by poet Audre Lorde. Most of the collection is about intersectional feminism, especially relating to Lorde's identity as a black woman and a woman attracted to women. As with any social commentary 30-40 years out of date, some parts hold up better than others. Parts of what Lorde says are still dishearteningly relevant, and parts (like a travelogue/defense of the Soviet Union) are really more relevant to the 80s, when the collection was published. I found some of her arguments a little simplistic and gender essentialist, but others were very compelling and complex. Regardless, it is really interesting to read this snapshot of social issues.