Rachel Simmons
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Rachel Simmons, born August 10, 1974, is an American author of the book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls published in 2002. (ISBN 0156027348)
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[edit] Background
Simmons graduated from Vassar College and was a Rhodes Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford where she began studying female aggression.[1] She is a native of Rockville, Maryland, her mother Claire is a Jewish historian and her father Luiz R. S. Simmons is an attorney and a member of the Maryland General Assembly.
On September 1, 2009 Simmons was interviewed on NBC's The Today Show[2] about her new book "The Curse of the Good Girl". Rachel Simmons recently gave a speech about empowering girls to Qualters Middle School in Mansfield Massachusetts to sixth and seventh grade girls.
[edit] Films
- Odd Girl Out was made into a TV film starring Alexa Vega.[3]
- A Girl's Life, 2009 [4]
[edit] Writings
- Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. New York: Harcourt, 2002. ISBN 9780151006045
- Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2004. ISBN 9780156028158
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Rachel Simmons at the Internet Movie Database
- Teenage Girls And Social Media: Tips For Parents From A Best-Selling Author, All Things Considered, August 8, 2011
[edit] References
- ^ "Rachel Simmons, author of The Curse of the Good Girl, on tour September 2009". TLC Book Tours. http://tlcbooktours.com/2009/07/rachel-simmons-author-of-the-curse-of-the-good-girl-on-tour-september-2009/. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "The Today Show". msnbc. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/32641448#32641448. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ Odd Girl Out at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ A Girl's Life at the Internet Movie Database
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