Writer’s Notebook – Tillie Olsen believes that the oppression of women is the worst oppression of all: “an oppression entangled through with human love, human need.” Audre Lorde wanted to be t

Writer’s Notebook – Tillie Olsen believes that the oppression of women is the worst oppression of all: “an oppression entangled through with human love, human need.” Audre Lorde wanted to be the voice for the voiceless and to empower them to speak, and to replace division with self-definition. Reflect on their writing and discuss how each names and speaks for the larger community of women seeking a voice.  Use examples from the text.