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Grace Bonney
Born (1981-06-09) June 9, 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Author, blogger and entrepreneur
Years active2004-present

Grace Bonney is an author, blogger and entrepreneur. Bonney wrote In The Company of Women, a book featuring more than 100 stories about women entrepreneurs who overcame adversity.[1][2][3][4] She also wrote the DIY interior design book Design*Sponge at Home.[3][5]

In 2004, she founded the interior design blog Design*Sponge, which is dedicated to intersectional and inclusive conversations about design and cultural issues.[1][6] In 2018, she also began publishing the magazine Good Company: Where Creativity Meets Business.[7]

Biography

Bonney was raised in Virginia Beach and attended the College of William & Mary, subsequently moving to New York.[8] Bonney is married to chef Julia Turshen.[9][10][11] Having been harassed in middle and high school for her sexuality,[12] Bonney didn't publicly come out until 2011.[13][14]

Bonney has spoken out about how women have unrealistic expectations about work and life balance and believes it's important for women to learn about successful role models.[15][16] She was noted for her entrepreneurial work in the Frederick Douglass 200 project, which honors the impact of 200 living people who embody the spirit and work of Frederick Douglass.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Sygiel, Julie. "What The Founder Of Design*Sponge Learned After Interviewing 107 Women In Business". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ "These Badass Women Are Totally Inspiring". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ a b "Book Review: In the Company of Women". www.theepochtimes.com. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "After interviewing 100 entrepreneurs, a CEO found all of the most successful women had 'given up' on the same idea". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. ^ Weinstein, Emily. "'Design Sponge at Home' by Grace Bonney". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  6. ^ "Design*Sponge's Grace Bonney on How Everything You Thought You Knew About Blogging Has Already Changed". Racked. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  7. ^ "Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs launches in downtown Santa Cruz". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  8. ^ Koncius, Jura. "Design Sponge's Grace Bonney on women's influence on the maker movement". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  9. ^ "A Conversation with Grace Bonney, Design*Sponge Entrepreneur and Author". Seattle Magazine. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  10. ^ ""Good Company" Is the Best Magazine a Queer Aspirant Could Ever Dream Of". Autostraddle. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  11. ^ "Julia Turshen wants to 'Feed the Resistance'". Metro US. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  12. ^ Bonney, Grace. "Grace Bonney: Virginia Beach schools erred on gay pride assembly". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. ^ "In The Company Of Women Book By Grace Bonney". ELLE. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  14. ^ "Design*Sponge Founder Grace Bonney Comes Out, Is My Idol". Autostraddle. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  15. ^ How Do Women Entrepreneurs Balance Work and Family?, Washington Street Journal, retrieved 2018-07-19
  16. ^ "Advice to live your life by from successful and creative women". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  17. ^ Adolphe, Juweek; Morris, Sam. "The Frederick Douglass 200: the people who embody the abolitionist's spirit and work". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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