Jessica Valenti
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Jessica Valenti (born November 1, 1978) is a blogger and feminist writer from New York, and is presently the Executive Editor of her blog, Feministing.com. Jessica graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1996[citation needed], received her master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University[1] and has blogged for NARAL Pro-Choice America [2], Planned Parenthood[citation needed], and worked as a freelance contributor for Ms. magazine[3]. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The Nation, TPMCafe, Guernica Magazine, and Alternet.[4]
Jessica is the author of Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters, which was released in spring 2007.[5], and He's a Stud, She's a Slut...and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know.
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Jessica is the editor of Beijing Betrayed[citation needed], a global monitoring report on women's progress worldwide and a contributing author to We Don't Need Another Wave and Single State of the Union (Seal Press). She wrote as a freelancer for Ms. magazine[3], Salon, The Guardian (UK), The Nation, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist and Guernica[4].
Valenti was named one of Elle magazine's "IntEllegentsia" in April 2007[citation needed]. Her first book, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters, was published by Seal Press. She appeared on The Colbert Report on June 5, 2007 to promote her book.[6]
In her interview with Salon.com, Valenti discussed her style of writing and activism, by suggesting that feminists have been slow to adapt their message to a changing culture[5].
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[edit] Books
- Valenti, Jessica (March 2007). Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters (in English). Seal Press. ISBN 978-1580052016.
- Valenti, Jessica (May 2008). He's a Stud, She's a Slut...And 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know (in English). Seal Press. ISBN 978-1580052450.
[edit] Internet Essays
[edit] 2006
- Valenti, Jessica (February 2006). Losing Our Feminist Leaders. AlterNet.
- Valenti, Jessica (April 2006.). A Good Job Is Hard to Find. AlterNet.
- Valenti, Jessica (June 2006). Abstinence Double Standard Threatens Girls' Health. AlterNet.
- Valenti, Jessica (June 2006). It's getting hot in here.... The Guardian.
- Valenti, Jessica (July 2006). "Strident" and proud. Salon.com.
- Valenti, Jessica (July 2006). Chastity is chic. The Guardian.
[edit] 2007
- Valenti, Jessica (April 2007). Misogyny in our midst. TPMCafe.
- Valenti, Jessica (April 2007). How the web became a sexists' paradise. The Guardian.
- Valenti, Jessica (April 2007). The Supreme Court: Making misogyny official. Guernica Magazine.
[edit] 2008
- Valenti, Jessica (March 2008). The Sisterhood Split. The Nation.
[edit] References
- ^ Department of Womens and Genders Studies (2005-08-06). Graduate Alumni Profiles - MA Degree Recipients. Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ Blog for Choice. About Our Bloggers. NARAL Pro-Choice America.
- ^ a b Foster, Julie (2001-05-22). WND Exclusive Feminists flag WND columnist. WorldNetDaily.com.
- ^ a b See the Internet Essays section on this article.
- ^ a b Rebecca Traister (2007-04-27). Tough titties (interview) (html). Salon.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ Colbert Report interview
