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Scarlett Curtis
BornScarlett Kate Freud Curtis
(1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29)
London, England
OccupationWriter
CitizenshipBritish
Notable worksFeminists Don't Wear Pink & Other Lies
Notable awardsYoung Adult Book of the Year 2018
National Book Award
Parents
Website
scarlettcurtis.com

Scarlett Kate Freud Curtis (born 21 June 1995) is an English writer and activist.

Biography

Curtis was born in London in 1995, and is the daughter of screenwriter Richard Curtis and broadcaster Emma Freud. In 2003 she made a brief cameo in her father's film Love Actually, playing Lobster Number 2 in the school nativity concert.[1] She began her career as a blogger and has written for The Guardian, Elle magazine, The Times and The Telegraph.[2] Curtis was the Sunday Times Style 'Gen-Z' columnist from 2016 to 2018.[3]

In 2017 Curtis founded feminist activist collective The Pink Protest. The Pink Protest and Amika George organised the #FreePeriods campaign to fight period poverty.[4] They have also campaigned with anti-female genital mutilation activist Nimco Ali to successfully include female genital mutilation in the Children's Act.[5]

In 2018 Curtis curated the Penguin anthology Feminists Don't Wear Pink & Other Lies, a collection of essays by 52 women on what feminism means to them, featuring essays by Keira Knightley, Alaa Murabit, Saoirse Ronan and others. All royalties from the book went to the United Nations charity Girl Up.[6][7] Feminists Don't Wear Pink & other lies became a Sunday Times bestseller for two consecutive weeks after publication.[8] The book also won the 2018 National Book Award for Young Adult Book of the Year[9] and was nominated for a 2019 British Book Award.[10] The book hit national headlines when Topshop proprietor Sir Philip Green dismantled a promotional display in the branch at Oxford Circus, London.[11][12] Curtis launched the hashtag #PinkNotGreen following the event.[13] She is also the host of the Feminists Don't Wear Pink podcast.[14] That same year, she appeared on Good Morning Britain and was criticized for stating the perceived sexist and racist themes in Disney films and fairy tales.

In 2019 Curtis curated the Penguin anthology It's Not OK to Feel Blue & Other Lies, a collection of essays by 74 people on what mental health means to them.[15] In November 2019, Curtis was presented with the second annual Changemaker Award for young activists by Equality Now.[16]

References

  1. ^ “Keira Knightkey opens up about her battle with PTSD and talks new film Colette”. The Times. (subscription required). Retrieved 29 December 2020
  2. ^ Marine, Brooke. "Who Is Scarlett Curtis, Saoirse Ronan's Activist Best Friend?". W Magazine.
  3. ^ "Scarlett Curtis | The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. ^ George, Amika (January 8, 2019). "Girls are still missing school because of period poverty. There is an answer | Amika George" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "#EndFGM | Nimco Ali | Pink Protest | Alice Aedy". www.msn.com.
  6. ^ Pulver, Andrew (October 5, 2018). "Gemma Arterton and Keira Knightley write hardhitting pieces for feminist collection" – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ "Feminists don't wear pink". Oh Comely.
  8. ^ Times, The Sunday (October 21, 2018). "Books: The Sunday Times Bestsellers, October 21" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  9. ^ "All the winners from the 2018 National Book Awards". Evening Standard. November 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "The British Book Awards: 2019 Books of the Year Shortlists". Publishing Perspectives. March 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Topshop removes feminist book display '20 mins after it was set up'". Evening Standard. October 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Marsh, Sarah (October 5, 2018). "Topshop's Philip Green under fire over axing of feminist book display". The Guardian.
  13. ^ McCarthy, John. "Topshop 'sorry' for abruptly dismantling partner's feminist pop-up book stall". The Drum. Retrieved 2020-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "New podcast Feminists Don't Wear Pink is the voice of Gen Z feminism". Evening Standard. October 19, 2018.
  15. ^ Spicer, Kate (2019-10-01). "Scarlett Curtis: 'There's a long line of very dodgy men in my family'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  16. ^ "Make Equality Reality Gala 2019". www.equalitynow.org. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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