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Minnie Bruce Pratt September 12, — July 2, [ 6 ] was an American poet, educator, activist, and essayist. She retired in from her position as Professor of Writing and Women's Studies at Syracuse University where she was invited to help develop the university's first LGBT studies program.

Minnie Bruce Pratt’s paper are archived at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture in the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library at Duke University.

In , Pratt helped to found WomanWrites, a Southeastern lesbian writers conference. Hardwick sodomy law decision made by the U. Supreme Court, becoming the first group to be arrested at this protest. Pratt wrote the book Crimes Against Nature , in which she described losing custody of her children because of her lesbianism. Pratt wrote extensively on race, class, gender, and sexual theory.

Pratt joined Syracuse University in She was the widow of author-activist Leslie Feinberg , who died in November at age Weaver II, which started while she attended college.

Minnie Bruce Pratt (September 12, – July 2, ) was an American poet, educator, activist, and essayist.

Pratt's children, Ben and Ransom Weaver, announced in June that Pratt had been diagnosed with a "severe health problem" and was receiving palliative care. She died in Syracuse, New York, on July 2, , at the age of Her New York Times obituary specified that she had suffered from glioblastoma. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.

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