Anita Cornwell was an American lesbian feminist author.
10 Facts About Anita Cornwell
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Anita Cornwell worked as a journalist for local newspapers The Philadelphia Tribune and The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
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Anita Cornwell was a clerical worker for private companies and government agencies, such as the Philadelphia Department of Public Assistance.
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Anita Cornwell was a member of the Daughters of Bilitis, and was a founding member of the Philadelphia chapter of Radicalesbians, a progressive activist group for lesbians.
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Anita Cornwell interviewed various prominent Black women writers, such as Pat Parker, Barbara Smith, and Audre Lorde.
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Anita Cornwell's writing was mostly unpublished as she received a number of rejection letters from publishing houses, stating that her work did not match the publications' purported image.
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Anita Cornwell's writings explored the concepts of intersectionality and misogynoir, long before those terms appeared in the literary and social lexicon.
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Anita Cornwell frequented the University of Pennsylvania Women's Center, and often read her works on that campus, at the William Way LGBT Community Center, Giovanni's Room, and other local venues in Philadelphia.
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Anita Cornwell was honored by the Annual Lambda Literary Festival, which was held in Philadelphia in 2000.
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Anita Cornwell died on May 27,2023, at the age of 99.