A Photo of Author Octavia Butler
Dublin Core
Title
A Photo of Author Octavia Butler
Creator
Patti Perret
Date
1986
Source
The Huntington Library, https://huntington.org/exhibition/octavia-e-butler-telling-my-stories
Rights
copyright 1986 (photo)
copyright 2023 the Huntington Library
copyright 2023 the Huntington Library
Description
Octavia Butler wrote science fiction and fantasy novels. She was the first African American woman to win the MacArthur fellowship, Nebula, and Hugo.
Subject
American Writer
Publisher
The Huntington Library
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
june 22,1947
Birthplace
Pasadena California
Death Date
Feb 24, 2006-Lake Forest Park
Occupation
writer
Biographical Text
Octavia Butler was a famed African American author. she wrote on themes of feminism, anti-slavery, and anti-capitalism.
Bibliography
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/utopian-studies/article-abstract/19/3/485/313238/An-Octavia-E-Butler-Bibliography-1976-2008?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Files
Citation
Patti Perret, “A Photo of Author Octavia Butler,” Feminist Archive Exhibits, accessed October 19, 2024, https://uwb.ds.lib.uw.edu/feministarchiveexhibits/items/show/346.