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Marge Piercy

American novelist and poet (born 1936)
Person Human Q273385

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
March 31, 1936
Place of birth
Detroit
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
writer, poet, novelist, science fiction writer, women's rights activist, activist, climate activist, feminist[9][10][11]
Employer
Indiana University[14]
Field of work
poetry, literature[12][13]
Educated at
University of Michigan, Northwestern University[15][16]
Award received
Arthur C. Clarke Award, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame[19][20]
Notable work
Going Down Fast, Woman on the Edge of Time[17][18]
Genre
literature, science fiction, poetry, feminist science fiction[22][23][24][25]
Official website
margepiercy.com[29]
Nominated for
Otherwise Award, Arthur C. Clarke Award[31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French, Spanish, American English[33][34][35][36]
Described by source
American Women Writers[30]
Family name
Piercy[27]
Given name
Marge[28]
Name in native language
Marge Piercy[37]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
Residence
Wellfleet[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Marge Piercy ar مارج بيرسي he מארג he מארג' פירסי ja マージ・ピアシー ja マージ ピアシー ko 마지 피어시 ru Мардж Пирси ru Пирси, Мардж uk Мардж Пірсі
🔖 Identifiers · 83
ISNI
000000012137988X
VIAF cluster ID
68934255
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79088854
GND ID
118816500
ArchivesSpace agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90086912
Babelio author ID
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Bibliopoche author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119197214
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
981058598222206706
CONOR.SI ID
166912611
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11962380
CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
87097968824826
DDB person (GND) ID
118816500
DUC ID
marge-piercy
De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118816500
Discogs artist ID
2640930
Encyclopedia of Jewish Women ID
piercy-marge
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
piercy_marge
Europeana entity
agent/base/149193
FAST ID
40477
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Marge_Piercy
FemBio ID
22039
Freebase ID
/m/02gfjl
Goodreads author ID
31845
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Marge_Piercy
HAND ID
714C-C2DF-9AEA-0A0C-1673
Harper's tag
marge-piercy
Hoopla artist ID
1319335031
IMDb ID
nm1658520
ISFDB author ID
2371
IdRef ID
035762241
Internet Book Database of Fiction writer ID
118
IxTheo authority ID
079590721
J9U entity ID
987007266552405171
Kinobox person ID
1324167
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
35422715
LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02619142
NDL Authority ID
00651218
NE.se ID
marge-piercy
NL CR AUT ID
xx0241178
NLA Trove people ID
947196
NLP ID
a0000001149957
NNDB people ID
282/000104967
NSK (VIAF) ID
000312593
NSK ID
981005767929209366
NUKAT ID
n00042983
NYRB contributor ID
marge-piercy
National Library of Brazil ID
000321461
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201006746
National Library of Latvia ID
000187185
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CuVW;=B7
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810557273205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068218311
NooSFere author ID
-49278
Open Library ID
OL20058A
Penguin Random House author ID
23975
Poetry Foundation ID
marge-piercy
Poets & Writers author ID
marge_piercy_3
Poets.org poet ID
marge-piercy
Prabook ID
218576
RERO ID (legacy)
A003693289
RPO poet ID
piercy-marge
SBN author ID
LO1V020467
SELIBR ID
314819
SHARE Catalogue author ID
759975
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Marge_Piercy
Songkick artist ID
2380695
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
3562
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058598222206706
Unz Review author ID
PiercyMarge
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
14217
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c4f797b5-9a72-4a8f-8cd0-fe9195cab5fa

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, novelist, activist, women's rights activist, science fiction writer
Genre 4
literature, poetry, science fiction, feminist science fiction
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
English, Spanish, French, American English
Award received 2
Arthur C. Clarke Award, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
Educated at 2
University of Michigan, Northwestern University
Field of work 2
literature, poetry
Nominated for 2
Arthur C. Clarke Award, Otherwise Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Indiana University
Given name 1
Marge
Instance of 1
human
Notable work 1
Woman on the Edge of Time
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Residence 1
Wellfleet
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
Woman on the Edge of Time
← FactGrid item ID 1
Antonio Hurtado
← Winner 1
Arthur C. Clarke Award
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Summary

Marge Piercy was born on March 31, 1936[1], in Detroit[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], poet[4], novelist[5], science fiction writer[6], and women's rights activist[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to her include Woman on the Edge of Time[38], a literary work[39].

FAQs

Where was Marge Piercy born?

Marge Piercy's place of birth was Detroit[2].

What did Marge Piercy do for work?

Marge Piercy worked as a writer[3], poet[4], novelist[5], science fiction writer[6], and women's rights activist[7].

Where did Marge Piercy go to school?

Marge Piercy was educated at University of Michigan[15] and Northwestern University[16].

What awards did Marge Piercy receive?

Honors received include Arthur C. Clarke Award[19] and Michigan Women's Hall of Fame[20].

Related Entities

Northwestern University poetry United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . PoemHunter.com. Retrieved . encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archive.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . michiganwomen.org. michiganwomen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Poets & Writers. Retrieved . pw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Poets & Writers. Retrieved . pw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Poets & Writers. Retrieved . pw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #58213: add P1810 to P396"
  3. 4w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → LO1V020467
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: LO1V020467, Matched to Marge Piercy (#326648194) in SBN persons with…"
  4. 10w ago · Pharos · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → marge-piercy
    HAND ID → 714C-C2DF-9AEA-0A0C-1673
    ArchivesSpace agent ID → archivesspace.ohio.edu:people/1915
    "Changed claim: ArchivesSpace agent ID: archivesspace.ohio.edu:people/1915"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, poet, novelist +5
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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