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Valenti 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.<ref>[http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=88092 ''Colbert Report'' interview]</ref> |
Valenti 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.<ref>[http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=88092 ''Colbert Report'' interview]</ref> |
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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<ref name="salon">{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/04/24/valenti/|format=html|title=Tough titties (interview)|author=Rebecca Traister|date=[[2007-04-27]]|accessdate=2008-05-28|publisher=[[Salon.com]]}}</ref>. |
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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 Feministing.com. Jessica received her master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University[1], has blogged for NARAL Pro-Choice America [2] 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]
Activities
Jessica is a contributing author to We Don't Need Another Wave and Single State of the Union (Seal Press). She has written as a freelancer for Ms. magazine[3], Salon, The Guardian (UK), The Nation, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist and Guernica[4].
Valenti 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.[5]
Bibliography
Books
- Valenti, Jessica (2007). Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters. Seal Press. ISBN 978-1580052016.
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References
- ^ Department of Womens and Genders Studies (2005-08-06). "Graduate Alumni Profiles - MA Degree Recipients". Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b See the Internet essays section on this article.
- ^ Colbert Report interview