Pat Parker

American poet
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Summary

Pat Parker was born on January 20, 1944[1], in Houston[2]. She died on June 17, 1989[3], in Oakland[4]. She worked as a writer[5], poet[6], women's rights activist[7], and artist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (399 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Ethnic group: African Americans[11]
  • Employer: Feminist Women's Health Center[12]
  • Educated at: San Francisco State University[13], Los Angeles City College[14]
  • Notable work: Home Girls[15]
  • Member of: Women's Press Collective[16], Black Panther Party[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Sexual orientation: lesbianism[19]
  • Cause of death: breast cancer[20]
  • Residence: Oakland[21]
  • Family name: Parker[22]
  • Given name: Pat[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pat Parker[24]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[25]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
  • Birth name: Patricia Cooks[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Art+Feminism[29], gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[30]

Why It Matters

Pat Parker has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Pat Parker born?

Pat Parker was born in Houston[2].

Where did Pat Parker die?

Pat Parker died in Oakland[4].

What did Pat Parker do for work?

Pat Parker worked as a writer[5], poet[6], women's rights activist[7], and artist[8].

Where did Pat Parker go to school?

Pat Parker was educated at San Francisco State University[13] and Los Angeles City College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . kqed.org. kqed.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . revolution.berkeley.edu. revolution.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . poets.org. poets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Women's Press Collective, Black Panther Party
    Employer → Feminist Women's Health Center
    Birth name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Patricia Cooks'}
    Occupation → writer, poet, women's rights activist +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 15d ago · JudithShe · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'ko', 'mk', 'nl',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Educated at: Los Angeles City College"
  3. 21w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sexual orientation → lesbianism
    Occupation → writer, poet, women's rights activist +1
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Instance of → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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