She once turned down the National Medal of Art to protest proposed funding cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts.
Essayist and poet Adrienne Rich is known for her influence on second-wave feminism and incredible evolution throughout a seven-decade career. She originated the term “lesbian continuum,” and she was known for her political discipline. She once turned down the National Medal of Art to protest proposed funding cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts.