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Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of lesbians within feminist groups.
Rita Mae Brown, born 28 November 1944, is a prolific American writer and feminist. She is mostly known for her first novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. The novel dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time when the novel was written.
Learn about Rita Mae Brown, the bestselling author of mystery, romance, and memoir novels, as well as a poet and screenwriter. Find out how to contact her for speaking engagements and see her awards and achievements.
- Rita Mae Brown was allegedly forced out of college for civil rights activism. Brown started her freshman year of college at the University of Florida in 1962.
- She witnessed the beginning of the Stonewall uprising firsthand. Brown and a friend were walking through Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969, when they heard the approach of police vehicles.
- Brown helped stage a dramatic protest at the National Organization for Women’s Second Congress to unite women. Brown joined the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1968, but it wasn’t long before she found herself at odds with NOW co-founder and prominent feminist activist Betty Friedan.
- Brown’s debut novel, Rubyfruit Jungle, was a literary sensation. Brown wrote Rubyfruit Jungle—a largely autobiographical coming-of-age novel about a young lesbian who moves to New York after being booted out of the University of Florida—in 1971, when she was 26 or 27 years old.
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- November 28, 1944
- Rubyfruit Jungle.
- Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy, #1) by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown.
- Rest in Pieces (Mrs. Murphy #2)
- Murder at Monticello (Mrs. Murphy #3)
Explore the books by Rita Mae Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, the Sister Jane Foxhunting Mysteries, and more. Find out about her latest releases, awards, and events.
Learn about Rita Mae Brown, a prolific writer of novels, poetry, and nonfiction. She is known for her feminist and lesbian themes, her foxhunting stories, and her animal activism.
