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Jessica is the author of ''Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters'', which was released in spring 2007.<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>, and ''He's a Stud, She's a Slut...and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know''. Jessica is the author of ''Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters'', which was released in spring 2007.<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>, and ''He's a Stud, She's a Slut...and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know''.

Valenti came to national attention in September 2006, when law professor ] commented on her blog about a photo taken after a meeting between former President ], Valenti and other bloggers, in which Valenti was wearing a tight-fitting top and standing at an angle in front of Clinton. Althouse intimated that it seemed that Valenti was using her breasts to get attention. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} This set off a slight internet blogger kerfuffle and raised Valenti's profile among bloggers{{Fact|date=June 2008}}.


== Activities == == Activities ==

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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 her blog, Feministing.com. Jessica graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1996, received her master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University and has blogged for NARAL Pro-Choice America , Planned Parenthood, and worked as a freelance contributor for Ms. magazine. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The Nation, TPMCafe, Guernica Magazine, and Alternet.

Jessica is the author of Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters, which was released in spring 2007., and He's a Stud, She's a Slut...and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know.

Valenti came to national attention in September 2006, when law professor Ann Althouse commented on her blog about a photo taken after a meeting between former President Bill Clinton, Valenti and other bloggers, in which Valenti was wearing a tight-fitting top and standing at an angle in front of Clinton. Althouse intimated that it seemed that Valenti was using her breasts to get attention. This set off a slight internet blogger kerfuffle and raised Valenti's profile among bloggers.

Activities

Jessica is the editor of Beijing Betrayed, a global monitoring report on women's progress worldwide and a contributing author to We Don't Need Another Wave and Single State of the Union (Seal Press). She wrote as a freelancer for Ms. magazine, Salon, The Guardian (UK), The Nation, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist and Guernica.

Valenti was named one of Elle magazine's "IntEllegentsia" in April 2007. Her 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.

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. ^ Rebecca Traister (2007-04-27). "Tough titties (interview)" (html). Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-05-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. Colbert Report interview

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