Caitlin Flanagan
Caitlin Flanagan (born 1961) is an American writer and social critic.[1] A former staff writer at The New Yorker, she is a contributor to The Atlantic.[2] Her book To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife was published by Little, Brown in 2006.
Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Flanagan holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Art History from the University of Virginia. Before becoming a writer, Flanagan was an English teacher and college counselor at the Harvard-Westlake school in North Hollywood, California.[3]
Flanagan works from home and employs a nanny and a housekeeper.[4][5] Some of her essays underscore the emotional rewards and social value of a traditional housewife's role. Consequently Joan Walsh of Salon has criticized her for misrepresenting her life choices, and then condemning other women for not choosing the more traditional lifestyle.[6]
She has appeared as a guest on The Colbert Report and Real Time with Bill Maher.
Personal life
Flanagan is a breast cancer survivor.[7]
References
- ^ Hulbert, Ann (2006-04-25). "Mother's Hypocritical Helper: Why Caitlin Flanagan drives her readers nuts". Slate.com. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "To hell with all that magazine writing". Salon.com. 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ "Confessions of a Prep School College Counselor". Theatlantic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "A Recipe for Living". Cbc.ca. 2006-05-08. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Raising Fatherless Boys". Theatlantic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Yes, Caitlin Flanagan, You Can Stay a Democrat!". Huffingtonpost.com. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Feminist Law Professors » Blog Archive » Caitlin Flanagan on "Why the Democratic Party is losing the housewife vote"". Feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu. 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
External links
- Biography and articles at The Atlantic Online
- Articles published in the New Yorker
- Interview by Jen Lawrence at LiteraryMama.com
- Flanagan on the Colbert Report
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