Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti
Valenti in 2014
Born (1978-11-01) November 1, 1978 (age 45)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forFounder of Feministing
Spouse
Andrew Golis
(m. 2009)
Children1
Websitewww.jessicavalenti.com

Jessica Valenti (/vəˈlɛnti/; born November 1, 1978[1]) is an American feminist writer.[2] She was the co-founder of the blog Feministing, which she wrote for from 2004 to 2011. Valenti is the author of five books: Full Frontal Feminism (2007), He's a Stud, She's a Slut (2008), The Purity Myth (2009), Why Have Kids? (2012), and Sex Object: A Memoir (2016). She also co-edited the books Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape (2008), and Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World (2020). Between 2014 and 2018, Valenti was a columnist for The Guardian.[3] She currently runs the Abortion, Every Day newsletter on Substack.[4] The Washington Post described her as "one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation".[5]

  1. ^ Wood, Gaby; Valenti, Jessica (May 10, 2009). "The interview: Jessica Valenti". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Solomon, Deborah (November 13, 2009). "The Blogger and Author on the Life of Women Online". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Kolker, Gennady (March 12, 2014). "Feminist writer and author Jessica Valenti joins Guardian US" (Press release). The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Valenti, Jessica (November 5, 2022). "Opinion | I Write About Post-Roe America Every Day. It's Worse Than You Think". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Valenti, Jessica (February 27, 2018). "Meet Jessica Valenti". Eater. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

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