Norma Stafford
Norma Stafford (April 12, 1932 - November 4, 2005) was an American poet. Norma Stafford was born in Tennessee in 1932, she was the tenth of ten children. Stafford attended nursing school, but subsequently left when it was discovered she was lesbian.
Norma Stafford
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- 1932
- Died
- 2005
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- United States
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- poet · writer
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Norma Stafford (April 12, 1932 - November 4, 2005) was an American poet. Norma Stafford was born in Tennessee in 1932, she was the tenth of ten children. Stafford attended nursing school, but subsequently left when it was discovered she was lesbian.
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Born in 1932, died in 2005.
Norma Stafford (1932–2005) was an American poet and writer.
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- 1.Franklin, H. Prison Writing in 20th-Century America. Penguin Books. 239–241. 1998. 978-0-14-027305-2.
- 2.Scheffler, Judith A. Wall Tappings: An International Anthology of Women's Prison Writings, 200 to the Present. Feminist Press at CUNY. 250. 2002. 9781558612730.
- 3.Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe. Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison. New Press, The. 2017-02-07. 9781620971239.
- 4.Lake County Record-Bee. Norma Stafford.
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