Feminist Jennifer Baumgardner at St. Francis College - YouTube
Jennifer Baumgardner is a writer, activist, filmmaker, and lecturer whose work explores abortion, sex, bisexuality, rape, single parenthood, and women’s power. She is the Executive Director/Publisher at The Feminist Press at CUNY.
After five years as an editor at the feminist magazine, Ms.(1993-1997), Jennifer began writing investigative pieces for Harper’s and The Nation, commentaries for NPR’s "All Things Considered," and contributing to magazines such as Real Simple, Glamour, Redbook, Babble, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle.
In 2005 she created and produced the award-winning documentary "I Had an Abortion." In 2013, she released her second film, "It Was Rape," which tells the story of eight diverse women.
Jennifer and her work have been featured in venues from Oprah to NPR, and BBC News Hour to Bitch Magazine. She has keynoted at more than 300 universities, organizations, and conferences, including the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, Amherst College, Take Back The Night UW-Madison, and the New Jersey Women and Gender Studies Consortium, to name a few. In 2008, she became writer-in-residence at The New School, where she taught non fiction workshops for four years.
Jennifer is the author of five books: "Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics" (FSG, 2007, a Lambda finalist), "Abortion & Life" (Akashic, 2008), and the essay collection "F ‘em! Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on Balls" (Seal, 2011), as well as two best-selling books about feminism written with Amy Richards — "Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future" (FSG, 2000) and "Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism" (FSG, 2005). She is the co-editor, with Madeleine Kunin, of "We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality."
Among other honors, she is a Jezebel 25, a Feminist Press 40 Under 40, and a recipient of the Stand Up for Reproductive Justice Award from the Feminist Women’s Health Center of Atlanta. The Commonwealth Club of California honored her in their centennial year as a “Visionary for the 21st Century,” commenting that “in her role as author and activist, [Jennifer has] permanently changed the way people think about feminism…and will shape the next 100 years of politics and culture.”
Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Jennifer lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.
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Jennifer Baumgardner is a writer, activist, filmmaker, and lecturer whose work explores abortion, sex, bisexuality, rape, single parenthood, and women’s power. She is the Executive Director/Publisher at The Feminist Press at CUNY.
After five years as an editor at the feminist magazine, Ms.(1993-1997), Jennifer began writing investigative pieces for Harper’s and The Nation, commentaries for NPR’s "All Things Considered," and contributing to magazines such as Real Simple, Glamour, Redbook, Babble, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle.
In 2005 she created and produced the award-winning documentary "I Had an Abortion." In 2013, she released her second film, "It Was Rape," which tells the story of eight diverse women.
Jennifer and her work have been featured in venues from Oprah to NPR, and BBC News Hour to Bitch Magazine. She has keynoted at more than 300 universities, organizations, and conferences, including the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, Amherst College, Take Back The Night UW-Madison, and the New Jersey Women and Gender Studies Consortium, to name a few. In 2008, she became writer-in-residence at The New School, where she taught non fiction workshops for four years.
Jennifer is the author of five books: "Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics" (FSG, 2007, a Lambda finalist), "Abortion & Life" (Akashic, 2008), and the essay collection "F ‘em! Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on Balls" (Seal, 2011), as well as two best-selling books about feminism written with Amy Richards — "Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future" (FSG, 2000) and "Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism" (FSG, 2005). She is the co-editor, with Madeleine Kunin, of "We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality."
Among other honors, she is a Jezebel 25, a Feminist Press 40 Under 40, and a recipient of the Stand Up for Reproductive Justice Award from the Feminist Women’s Health Center of Atlanta. The Commonwealth Club of California honored her in their centennial year as a “Visionary for the 21st Century,” commenting that “in her role as author and activist, [Jennifer has] permanently changed the way people think about feminism…and will shape the next 100 years of politics and culture.”
Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Jennifer lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.
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