User:Sfischer2017/Anita Cornwell

Born in Greenwood, South Carolina, Cornwell moved to Pennsylvania at age sixteen, living first in Yeadon with her aunt, then in Philadelphia with her mother, who moved north when Cornwell was eighteen. Cornwell has one sibling, an older brother.She graduated from Temple University with a B.S. in journalism and the social sciences in 1948. She worked as a journalist for local newspapers and a clerical worker for government agencies.

Black Lesbians in America
Cornwell published her book October 1st,1983. The book includes Cornwell's essays and an interview with activist, Audre Lorde.