Kate Millett
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| + | "''[[Sexual Politics]]'' (1969) offers a comprehensive critique of [[patriarchy]] in [[Western society]] and literature. In particular, Millett attacked what she sees as the [[sexism]] and [[heterosexism]] of the modern novelists [[D. H. Lawrence]], [[Henry Miller]], and [[Norman Mailer]], contrasting their perspectives with the dissenting viewpoint of the homosexual author [[Jean Genet]]." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | :"Sontag's cool exile was a disaster for the [[American women's movement]]. Only a woman of her prestige could have performed the necessary critique and debunking of the first instant-canon feminist screeds, such as those of [[Kate Millett]] or [[Sandra Gilbert]] and [[Susan Gubar]], whose middlebrow mediocrity crippled women's studies from the start. No patriarchal villains held Sontag back; her failures are her own."--"[[Sontag, Bloody Sontag]]," [[Camille Paglia]] | + | |
| + | '''Katherine Murray Millett''' (September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017) was an American [[feminism|feminist]] writer, educator, artist, and activist. She attended [[Oxford University]] and was the first American woman to be awarded a degree with first-class honors after studying at [[St Hilda's College, Oxford]]. She has been described as "a seminal influence on [[second-wave feminism]]", and is best known for her book ''[[Sexual Politics]]'' (1970), which was based on her doctoral dissertation at [[Columbia University]]. Journalist [[Liza Featherstone]] attributes previously unimaginable "legal abortion, greater professional equality between the sexes, and a sexual freedom" being made possible partially due to Millett's efforts. | ||
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| + | The [[feminist movement|feminist]], [[Human rights movement|human rights]], [[peace movement|peace]], [[Civil Rights Movement|civil rights]], and [[anti-psychiatry]] movements were some of Millett's principal causes. Her books were motivated by her activism, such as woman's rights and mental health reform, and several were autobiographical memoirs that explored her sexuality, mental health, and relationships. In the 1960s and 1970s, Millett taught at [[Waseda University]], [[Bryn Mawr College]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. Some of her later written works are ''The Politics of Cruelty'' (1994), about state-sanctioned torture in many countries, and ''Mother Millett'' (2001), a book about her relationship with her mother. Between 2011 and 2013, she won the [[24th Lambda Literary Awards|Lambda Pioneer Award for Literature]], received [[Yoko Ono]]'s [[Courage Award for the Arts]], and was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]]. | ||
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| + | Millett was raised in Minnesota and spent most of her adult life in Manhattan and the Woman's Art Colony, established in [[Poughkeepsie, New York]], which became the Millett Center for the Arts in 2012. Self-identified as a [[lesbian]], Millett was married to sculptor Fumio Yoshimura (1965 to 1985) and later, until her death in 2017, she was married to Sophie Keir. | ||
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"Sexual Politics (1969) offers a comprehensive critique of patriarchy in Western society and literature. In particular, Millett attacked what she sees as the sexism and heterosexism of the modern novelists D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, and Norman Mailer, contrasting their perspectives with the dissenting viewpoint of the homosexual author Jean Genet." --Sholem Stein |
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Katherine Murray Millett (September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017) was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist. She attended Oxford University and was the first American woman to be awarded a degree with first-class honors after studying at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She has been described as "a seminal influence on second-wave feminism", and is best known for her book Sexual Politics (1970), which was based on her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University. Journalist Liza Featherstone attributes previously unimaginable "legal abortion, greater professional equality between the sexes, and a sexual freedom" being made possible partially due to Millett's efforts.
The feminist, human rights, peace, civil rights, and anti-psychiatry movements were some of Millett's principal causes. Her books were motivated by her activism, such as woman's rights and mental health reform, and several were autobiographical memoirs that explored her sexuality, mental health, and relationships. In the 1960s and 1970s, Millett taught at Waseda University, Bryn Mawr College, Barnard College, and the University of California, Berkeley. Some of her later written works are The Politics of Cruelty (1994), about state-sanctioned torture in many countries, and Mother Millett (2001), a book about her relationship with her mother. Between 2011 and 2013, she won the Lambda Pioneer Award for Literature, received Yoko Ono's Courage Award for the Arts, and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Millett was raised in Minnesota and spent most of her adult life in Manhattan and the Woman's Art Colony, established in Poughkeepsie, New York, which became the Millett Center for the Arts in 2012. Self-identified as a lesbian, Millett was married to sculptor Fumio Yoshimura (1965 to 1985) and later, until her death in 2017, she was married to Sophie Keir.
