Laura Bates

Laura Bates (born 27 August 1986) is a British feminist writer. She founded the Everyday Sexism Project, which has been described as "one of the biggest social media success stories on the internet" in 2012. She is also a contributor to the New York-based Women Under Siege project. In 2013 Bates won Cosmopolitan magazine's Ultimate New Feminist Award.[1] Her first book Everyday Sexism was published by Simon & Schuster Ltd in 2014. She writes frequently for The Guardian.

Early life and career

Bates was born in Oxford and grew up in Hackney.[2] She graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 2007 with a MA in English Literature. She then worked as an actress and a nanny.[3]

Personal life

Bates married her partner in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hines, Sophie (December 2013). "Laura Bates wins Ultimate New Feminist 2013". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Betts, Hannah. "Rape threats, groping and perverts - Everyday Sexism: why Laura Bates is shouting back". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Hines, Sophie (5 December 2013). "Laura Bates wins Ultimate New Feminist 2013". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/28/can-a-feminist-be-a-bride-laura-bates

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