Lorde identified issues of class, race, age, gender, and even health – this last was added as she battled cancer in her later years – as being fundamental to the female experience.
Lorde mengidentifikasi berbagai isu terkait kelas, ras, usia, gender dan bahkan kesehatan—bidang terakhir ditambahkan ketika dia berjuang melawan kankernya dalam beberapa tahu—sebagai dasar bagi pengalaman perempuan.