What we need: for Frances

This article expounds upon my best friendship with someone 40 years my senior while she was dying of cancer. The article is guided by excerpts from Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals , and details several lessons learned from Lorde and my friend, Frances, about defining what we need to survive (and die) as an inherently revolutionary and feminist act.

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Feminist Theory
Published
2025-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.1177/14647001251329770
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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What we need: for Frances

Mali D Collins
Feminist Theory
Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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What we need: for Frances

Mali D Collins
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Abstract

This article expounds upon my best friendship with someone 40 years my senior while she was dying of cancer. The article is guided by excerpts from Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals , and details several lessons learned from Lorde and my friend, Frances, about defining what we need to survive (and die) as an inherently revolutionary and feminist act.

Feminist TheoryVol. 26(3)
American University (US)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 87%
Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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