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Born on September 14, 1934, Kate Millett was from Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Kate Millett was credited as a writer, film director and sculptor. Death is recorded on September 6, 2017, at the age of 82. Education on record includes Cretin-Derham Hall High School and St Hilda's College. Recorded honors include Courage Award for the Arts, National Women's Hall of Fame (2013) and Lambda Literary Pioneer Award.
My Take
What strikes me most about Kate Millett is the sheer breadth of her courage. Becoming the first American woman to earn a first-class Oxford degree was remarkable enough, but she then detonated received wisdom with Sexual Politics, a book that reframed how a generation understood power and gender. I admire that she refused to stay in one lane: writer, sculptor, photographer, filmmaker. People who work across forms tend to see connections others miss, and her activism flowed from that same restless intelligence. She paid a personal price for speaking plainly in an era that punished it, and that, to me, is what makes her voice still matter.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kate Millett
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイト・ミレット
- Reading
- けいと・みれっと
- Born
- September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Occupation
- writer / film director / sculptor / feminist / photographer
2. Background
- High school
- Cretin-Derham Hall High School
- University
- St Hilda's College
Awards & achievements
- Courage Award for the Arts
- 2013 National Women's Hall of Fame
- Lambda Literary Pioneer Award
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Sexual Politics | — | |
| Notable work | The Politics of Cruelty: An Essay on the Literature of Political Imprisonment | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.katemillett.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Millett
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292268
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kate Millett born?
Born September 14, 1934.
When did Kate Millett die?
Died September 6, 2017, aged 82.
Where was Kate Millett from?
Kate Millett was from Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
What did Kate Millett do?
Kate Millett worked as writer, film director, sculptor, feminist, photographer.
What was Kate Millett known for?
Notable works include Sexual Politics, The Politics of Cruelty: An Essay on the Literature of Political Imprisonment.
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