Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti, the founding editor of feministing.com, is a 29 year-old feminist writer from New York. She has a Masters degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University and has worked with organizations such as NARAL Pro-Choice America, Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), Planned Parenthood, the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and Ms. magazine. She is also a co-founder of the REAL hot 100, a campaign to highlight the important work that young women are doing across the country. Her book, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters, was released in Spring 2007.

Valenti is also 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). Her writing has appeared in Ms. magazine, Salon, The Guardian (UK), Bitch, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist and Guernica.

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2008

  • The Sisterhood Split

    March 6, 2008

    Let's use this moment to push for the feminism we've all been fighting for.

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» The Beat

House Is Poised to Pass Health Reform Bill | “Today we will pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act," declares Pelosi.
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» Editor's Cut

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» The Notion

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» The Dreyfuss Report

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» Act Now!

Equality Across America | This week, young LBGT activists are staging a National Week of Initiative.
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» Altercation

Slacker Thursday | Dying laptops, recapping the election, the Dow, and the Yankees with the World Series.
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