Dorothy Allison

Summary

Dorothy Allison is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Greenville^[2]. She was born on April 11, 1949^[3]. She passed away in Guerneville^[4]. She died on November 6, 2024^[5]. She worked as a poet^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], women's rights activist^[9], and essayist^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Dorothy Allison was born in Greenville^[2].
• Dorothy Allison passed away in Guerneville^[4].
• Dorothy Allison was born on April 11, 1949^[3].
• Dorothy Allison died on November 6, 2024^[5].
• Dorothy Allison held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Dorothy Allison's professions included poet^[6].
• Dorothy Allison's professions included novelist^[7].
• Dorothy Allison worked as a writer^[8].
• Dorothy Allison's professions included women's rights activist^[9].
• Dorothy Allison worked as an essayist^[10].
• Dorothy Allison's professions included anthropologist^[13].
• Dorothy Allison's field of work was poetry^[14].
• Dorothy Allison's field of work was class struggle^[15].
• Dorothy Allison's field of work was child abuse^[16].
• Dorothy Allison's field of work was sexual abuse^[17].
• Dorothy Allison's field of work was feminism^[18].
• Dorothy Allison's field of work was literary activity^[19].
• Dorothy Allison's education included a stint at Florida State University^[20].
• Dorothy Allison was educated at Eckerd College^[21].
• Dorothy Allison was educated at The New School for Social Research^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Dorothy Allison is Trash: Short Stories^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Dorothy Allison is Bastard Out of Carolina^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Dorothy Allison is Skin: Talking About Sex, Class & Literature^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Dorothy Allison is Cavedweller^[26].
• Dorothy Allison received the Lambda Literary Award^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1949-04-11^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: f40bdcf7-9946-427d-879c-0d72cb747ff2^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Dorothy Allison's place of birth was Greenville^[2]. She was born on April 11, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at Florida State University^[20], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1851^[34]; Eckerd College^[21], a liberal arts college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1958^[37], headquartered in St. Petersburg^[38]; and The New School for Social Research^[22], an academic department^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1933^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], women's rights activist^[9], essayist^[10], and anthropologist^[13]. Fields of work include poetry^[14], a literary form^[42]; class struggle^[15], a social science concept^[43]; child abuse^[16], a type of violence^[44]; sexual abuse^[17]; feminism^[18], a Q1323572^[45]; and literary activity^[19].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Trash: Short Stories^[23], a literary work^[46]; Bastard Out of Carolina^[24], a literary work^[47]; Skin: Talking About Sex, Class & Literature^[25], a literary work^[48]; and Cavedweller^[26], a literary work^[49].

Recognition

Dorothy Allison received the Lambda Literary Award^[27].

Death and Burial

Dorothy Allison died on November 6, 2024^[5]. She passed away in Guerneville^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[50].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Allison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Allison born?

Dorothy Allison was born in Greenville^[2].

Where did Dorothy Allison die?

Dorothy Allison died in Guerneville^[4].

What did Dorothy Allison do for work?

Dorothy Allison worked as poet^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], women's rights activist^[9], and essayist^[10].

Where did Dorothy Allison go to school?

Dorothy Allison was educated at Florida State University^[20], Eckerd College^[21], and The New School for Social Research^[22].

What awards did Dorothy Allison receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award^[27].