Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti (1978 - Present) is an American Blogger, columnist, and a feminist writer. She is also the founder of the feminist blog, Feministing.

Personal Life
Jessica Valenti was born in New York City where she grew up with her sister and parents. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School. Valenti has a master's degree in Women and Gender's Studies from Rutgers University. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter where she works as a columnist for The Guardian.

She is a feminist and has made it her mission to show others what feminism really is. Valenti is trying to win over young people who she believes are feminists but don't know it yet or are afraid to acknowledge it.

Feministing
Valenti founded a feminist blog, Feministing, in 2004. It is an online community for and run by young feminists. It covers a variety of intersectional feminist issues - from sexual violence to LGBTQ rights to workplace issues. The blog serves as a way for young people to get involved in the feminist movement, a gateway for them to enter into the movement. Feministing provides an open-platform for anyone, from teens to non-profits, to make their opinions and voices be heard.

The Columbia Journalism Review called it a “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.”

Works

 * Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters. (2007)
 * Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape. (2008)
 * He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know. (2008)
 * The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women. (2009)
 * Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth about Parenting and Happiness. (2012)
 * Sex Object: A Memoir. (2016).
 * "I Was an Obnoxious Teenage Feminist" Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists. (2010)
 * "You're a Feminist. Deal." We Don't Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists. (2008)
 * "The Taming of the Threw" Single State of the Union. (2007)

Hiatus
In July 2016, Valenti announced that she is being forced to abandon social media after being sent death and rape threats against her 5-year-old daughter. Shortly after she made her instagram account private.