Muriel Rukeyser
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Poetry, Poets, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Women’s History
Article abstract: Known as something of a veteran literary “freedom fighter,” Rukeyser helped to promote social justice in many areas and showed women how they could improve their lives by improving the lives of others.
Early Life
Muriel Rukeyser was born in New York City on December 15, 1913. Her father, Lawrence B. Rukeyser, was a successful businessman, her mother, Myra Lyons Rukeyser, was a former bookkeeper. She grew up surrounded by skyscrapers, factories, tenements, and machinery. Muriel’s spare, functional poetry was to reflect this cold,...
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