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'''Jessica Valenti''' (born ], ]) is a blogger and ] writer from ], and is presently the Executive Editor of Feministing.com. Jessica received her master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from ]<ref>{{cite web '''Jessica Valenti''' (born ], ]) is a blogger and ] writer from ], and is presently the Executive Editor of Feministing.com, a feminist website she founded. Jessica received her master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from ]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://womens-studies.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=148#Jessica%20Valenti |url=http://womens-studies.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=148#Jessica%20Valenti
|title=Graduate Alumni Profiles - MA Degree Recipients |title=Graduate Alumni Profiles - MA Degree Recipients
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|first=Julie |first=Julie
|date=] |date=]
}}</ref>. Her work has been featured in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and ].<ref name="essays">See the '']'' section on this article.</ref> }}</ref>. Her work has been featured in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref name="essays">See the '']'' section on this article.</ref>


== Activities == == Activities ==
Jessica published essays on the compilations ''We Don't Need Another Wave''<ref>{{cite book
Jessica is a contributing author to '']'' and '']'' (Seal Press). She has written as a freelancer for ''Ms. magazine''<ref name="msmag"/>, ''Salon, The Guardian'' (UK), ''The Nation, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist'' and ''Guernica''<ref name="essays"/>.
|title=We Don't Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists
|author=Berger, Melody (editor)
|publisher=Seal Press
|year=2008
|month=September
|day=25
|isbn=1580051820
}}</ref> and ''Single State of the Union''<ref>{{cite book
|title=Single State of the Union
|chapter=The Taming of the Threw
|author=Diane Mapes (editor)
|publisher=Seal Press
|year=2007
|isbn=1580052029}}</ref>. She has written as a freelancer for ''Ms. magazine''<ref name="msmag"/>, ''Salon, The Guardian'' (UK), ''The Nation, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist'' and ''Guernica''<ref name="essays"/>.


Valenti first book, ''Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters'', was published by Seal Press. She appeared on '']'' on ], ] to promote her book.<ref></ref> Valenti first book, ''Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters'', was published in March 2007 by Seal Press<ref name="2books">See the '']'' section on this article.</ref>. To promote her book, she was interviewed by ''Liberal Oasis''<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.liberaloasis.com/2007/04/full_frontal_feminism_author_j_1.php
|publisher=]
|title=Full Frontal Feminism" Author, Jessica Valenti: The IM Interview
|work=The Blog
|date=2007-04-30
|accessdate=2008-10-25
|first=Bill
|last=Scher
}}</ref>, '']''<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://alternet.org/story/50843/
|title=Full Frontal Feminism
|publisher=]
|first=Laura
|last=Barcella
|date=2007-04-27
|accessdate=2008-10-25
}}</ref>, '']''<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/31256/
|publisher=]
|title=Q&A With 'Full Frontal Feminism' Author Jessica Valenti
|first=Emma
|last=Pearse
|date=2007-04-29
|accessdate=2008-10-25
}}</ref> and '']'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=88092|publisher=Comedy Partners|work=Colbert Nation|title=Jessica Valenti|date=2007-06-05|quote=Jessica Valenti has a hard time believing that the girls in the "Girls Gone Wild" videos are flashing their breasts for their own pleasure}}</ref>. In May 2008, Valenti published her second book ''He's a Stud, She's a Slut...And 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know'' <ref name="2books"/>

In her interview with ], 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=]|accessdate=2008-05-28|publisher=]}}</ref>.


==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
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|publisher=Seal Press |publisher=Seal Press
|language=English
}} }}
* {{cite book|title=He's a Stud, She's a Slut...And 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know * {{cite book|title=He's a Stud, She's a Slut...And 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know
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|language=English
}} }}


===Internet essays===
==== 2006 ====
* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Losing Our Feminist Leaders
|url=http://www.alternet.org/story/31954/
|year=2006
|month=February
|day=8
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=No fear
|url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/04/jong_qa/index.html
|year=2006
|month=April
|day=4
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=A Good Job Is Hard to Find
|url=http://www.alternet.org/story/34161/
|year=2006.
|month=April
|day=5
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Abstinence Double Standard Threatens Girls' Health
|url=http://www.alternet.org/story/37956/
|year=2006
|month=June
|day=26
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=It's getting hot in here...
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,1788801,00.html
|year=2006
|month=June
|day=2
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title="Strident" and proud
|url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/07/12/katha_pollitt/
|year=2006
|month=July
|day=12
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Chastity is chic
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,1832128,00.html
|year=2006
|month=July
|day=28
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Why Do Conservatives Hate Vaginas?
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/why-do-conservatives-hate_b_28711.html
|year=2006
|month=September
|day=05
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Conservatives: Knocking Up Teen Girls One Law at a Time
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/conservatives-knocking-u_b_31265.html
|year=2006
|month=October
|day=08
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Girl Politicians Have Cooties
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/girl-politicians-have-coo_b_33947.html
|year=2006
|month=November
|day=12
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Bush Appoints New (Terrifying) Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/bush-appoints-new-terrif_b_35166.html
|year=2006
|month=November
|day=29
}}

==== 2007 ====
* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=A Roe Resolution: Trust Women
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/a-roe-resolution-_b_39252.html
|year=2007
|month=January
|day=22
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Misogyny in our midst
|url=http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/apr/12/misogyny_in_our_midst
|year=2007
|month=April
|day=12
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Up the revolution!
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/18/gender.uk
|year=2007
|month=April
|day=18
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=How the web became a sexists' paradise
|url=http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2051580,00.html
|year=2007
|month=April
|day=26
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Full Frontal Feminism
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/full-frontal-feminism_b_47031.html
|year=2007
|month=April
|day=27
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=The Supreme Court: Making misogyny official
|url=http://www.guernicamag.com/blog/324/the_supreme_court_making_misog/
|year=2007
|month=April
|day=27
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Is segregation the only answer to sexual harassment?
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/aug/03/healthandwellbeing.gender
|year=2007
|month=August
|day=3
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=The Books That Changed Our Lives
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/26/gender.politicsphilosophyandsociety
|year=2007
|month=September
|day=26
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Rape Survivor Denied Treatment Because She "Appeared Intoxicated"
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-valenti/rape-survivor-denied-trea_b_68981.html
|year=2007
|month=October
|day=18
}}

==== 2008 ====
* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=The Sisterhood Split
|url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080324/valenti
|year=2008
|month=March
|day=6
}}

* {{cite web
|first=Jessica
|last=Valenti
|authorlink=Jessica Valenti
|publisher=]
|title=Hillary's loss can still be a gain for American women
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/07/hillaryclinton.uselections2008
|year=2008
|month=June
|day=7
}}


==References== ==References==
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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, a feminist website she founded. Jessica received her master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University, has blogged for NARAL Pro-Choice America and worked as a freelance contributor for Ms. magazine. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The Nation, TPMCafe, Guernica Magazine, Alternet and The Huffington Post.

Activities

Jessica published essays on the compilations We Don't Need Another Wave and Single State of the Union. She has written as a freelancer for Ms. magazine, Salon, The Guardian (UK), The Nation, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist and Guernica.

Valenti first book, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters, was published in March 2007 by Seal Press. To promote her book, she was interviewed by Liberal Oasis, Alternet, New York Magazine and The Colbert Report . In May 2008, Valenti published her second book He's a Stud, She's a Slut...And 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know

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.

Bibliography

Books

Internet essays

2006

2007

2008

References

  1. 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)
  2. Blog for Choice. "About Our Bloggers". NARAL Pro-Choice America.
  3. ^ Foster, Julie (2001-05-22). "WND Exclusive Feminists flag WND columnist". WorldNetDaily.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ See the Internet essays section on this article.
  5. Berger, Melody (editor) (2008). We Don't Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists. Seal Press. ISBN 1580051820. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |day= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. Diane Mapes (editor) (2007). "The Taming of the Threw". Single State of the Union. Seal Press. ISBN 1580052029. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ See the Books section on this article.
  8. Scher, Bill (2007-04-30). "Full Frontal Feminism" Author, Jessica Valenti: The IM Interview". The Blog. Liberal Oasis. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  9. Barcella, Laura (2007-04-27). "Full Frontal Feminism". Alternet. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  10. Pearse, Emma (2007-04-29). "Q&A With 'Full Frontal Feminism' Author Jessica Valenti". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  11. "Jessica Valenti". Colbert Nation. Comedy Partners. 2007-06-05. Jessica Valenti has a hard time believing that the girls in the "Girls Gone Wild" videos are flashing their breasts for their own pleasure
  12. Rebecca Traister (2007-04-27). "Tough titties (interview)" (html). Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-05-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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