| LC control no. | n 91021189 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3557.O457 |
| Personal name heading | Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a political activist and gay rights activist. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1948 |
| Place of birth | Boston (Mass.) |
| Affiliation | Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) Columbia University. School of Journalism New York State Council on the Arts |
| Profession or occupation | Poets Novelists Essayists Educators |
| Found in | Her The Gilda stories, c1991: CIP t.p. (Jewelle Gomez) t.p. verso (Jewelle L. Gomez) data sheet (b. 9-11-48) The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature, accessed April 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Gomez, Jewelle; poet, novelist, essayist, educator, political activist, gay rights activist; born 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States; BA from Northeastern University (1971); MS from Columbia University School of Journalism (1973); was a stage manager for Off-Broadway plays (1971-1981) and director of the Literature Program for the New York State Council on the Arts (1989-1993); her first novel Gilda Stories (1991) won two Lambda Literary Awards for Lesbian Fiction and Lesbian Science Fiction/Fantasy (1991); received Beard's Fund (1985) and Barbara Deming (1990) awards) |
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