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12/04/2005
Feminist Andrea Dworkin dies, aged 59
American feminist icon, writer and scholar Andrea Dworkin died on Saturday at the age of 59.
While the cause of death was not known, her agent Elaine Markson told the Guardian that she had become frail in the last week and had suffered a series of falls.
Dworkin, who was known best for her writings on pornography and violence against women, was the author of over a dozen books, including political works and two novels. She was also a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers.
She was perhaps best known for her campaign against pornography and for making the link between it, rape and violence.
In 1983 she helped to draft a law that defined pornography as a civil rights violation against women. It was later overturned by an appeal court as unconstitutional
"The women's movement, domestically and globally, has lost one of its most moving, brilliant, and clear voices," said noted feminist author Robin Morgan. "Andrea Dworkin was a fine writer, had a fierce intellect, and was an uncompromising feminist."
She died at her home in Washington DC and is survived by her husband John Stoltenberg.
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