Andrea Dworkin Biography

Andrea Dworkin was an American feminist writer, best known for her blunt criticism and campaign against pornography. She spent her life fighting for equality and dignity of women in the society and raised her voice against the ill effects of pornography on women. Her molestation by a stranger in childhood, absurd physical behavior with her in prison as a teenager, and incidents of domestic violence after marriage affected her in a traumatic manner and she decided to fight against woman’s exploitation till the end of her life. Her decision led her to campaign against pornography and abolish man’s domination in the society. She stated the fact that adult movies, depicting sex as a game and women as an object to play with, encourage violence among people and should be banned. She wrote many books and published numerous papers defining the rational connection between pornography and exploitation of women in the society. Her activism was appreciated as well as discouraged because of the issue’s boldness and sensitivity. She was an independent and powerful woman who took an oath to help every woman in the world through her earnest of efforts. She envisioned that the world could become a more beautiful place for humanity to exist if everyone treated women with respect and dedicated her life towards accomplishing her dream.