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Jessica Valenti Jessica Valenti ( ; born November 1 , 1978 ) is an American feminist writer . 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 ) , Hes a Stud , Shes a Slut ( 2008 ) , The Purity Myth ( 2009 ) , Why Have Kids ? ( 2012 ) , and ( 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 . She is currently a columnist for Medium . Early life and education . Valenti was raised in Long Island City , Queens , in an Italian-American family . She graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1996 and attended Tulane University in New Orleans for a year , and then transferred to the State University of New York at Albany , graduating in 2001 with a bachelors degree in journalism . In 2002 , Valenti received a masters degree in Womens and Gender Studies with a concentration in politics from Rutgers University . Career . After graduating from college , Valenti worked for the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and for the Womens Environment & Development Organization . She wrote a blog for NARAL Pro-Choice America and also taught at Rutgers University from 2008 to 2010 . Feministing . In April 2004 , Valenti co-founded Feministing with her sister and a friend while she was working at the National Organization for Womens legal defense fund ( now Legal Momentum ) . Homa Khaleeli writes in The Guardians top 100 women that the site shifted the feminist movement online , triggering the creation of blogs and discussion groups , creating a heyday for feminism just as its death was being announced , as Khaleeli puts it . She writes that Valenti felt the full force of being a pioneer , her involvement with the site attracting online abuse , even threats of rape and death . Kymberly Blackstock included Feministing in her review of feminist blogs , praising them for being successful in giving a new generation the chance to engage with as well as begin to direct which topics will rise to the top of the feminist agenda . While she criticized Valenti for the blogs lack of involvement in global issues . She also writes that blogs like Feministing are helpful in encouraging activism in young people , and allow them to see current events with a feminist lens . University of Wisconsin–Madison law professor Ann Althouse criticized Feministing in 2006 for its sometimes sexualized content . Erin Matson of the National Organization for Womens Young Feminist Task Force told The Huffington Post the controversy was a rehashing of a very old debate within the feminist community : is public sexuality empowering or harmful to women ? Valenti left the site in February 2011 , saying she wanted it to remain a place for younger feminists . Writing . In 2007 , Valenti wrote Full Frontal Feminism , where she discusses the ways in which readers can benefit from being feminists . In 2008 , Valenti published Hes a Stud , Shes a Slut and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know . In 2008 , Valenti was the co-editor of Yes Means Yes : Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape with Jaclyn Friedman . The anthology featured a foreword by comedian Margaret Cho . In 2009 , Valenti published ( via Seal Press ) The Purity Myth : How Americas Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women , about the way ideals about womens sexuality are being used to weaken womens rights . A documentary film based on the book , called The Purity Myth , was released in 2011 by the Media Education Foundation . In 2012 , Valenti published Why Have Kids ? A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness . In 2016 , Valenti published with the Dey Street imprint of Morrow . The book was a memoir , a departure from Valentis prior books . Also in 2016 , one of the Podesta emails mentions , alongside Valentis name , a column she was writing for The Guardian . In 2020 , Valenti was the co-editor of the anthology Believe Me : How Trusting Women Can Change the World with Jaclyn Friedman . Valentis writing has appeared in Diane Mapes Single State of the Union : Single Women Speak Out on Life , Love , and the Pursuit of Happiness ( 2007 ) , Melody Bergers We Dont Need Another Wave : Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists ( 2008 ) , and Courtney E . Martin and J . Courtney Sullivans book , Click : When We Knew We Were Feminists ( 2010 ) . Her work has appeared in Ms. , The Washington Post , AlterNet , as well as other publications . Valenti wrote for The Nation from 2008 to 2014 . Since 2014 , Valenti has written regularly for The Guardian , where she is a columnist . Harassment . Valenti has been the target of online threats and harassment throughout her career . In a 2006 blog article by Liz Funks at HuffPost , Funks wrote about online attacks made about Valenti after a group photo that included Valenti at a luncheon with former President Bill Clinton went viral , focusing on her outfit . In July 2016 , Valenti announced she was taking a break from social media , after receiving rape and death threats aimed at her then five-year-old daughter . On Twitter , Valenti denounced the harassment as unacceptable . Immediately after that , Valenti made her Instagram account private . Personal life . In 2009 , Valenti married Andrew Golis , former deputy publisher of Talking Points Memo , former general manager of Vox Media , and currently the Chief Content Officer for WNYC . The couple have one daughter , born in 2011 . Honors . - 2010 : Independent Publisher Book Awards for Gold : The Purity Myth : How Americas Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women - 2011 : The Hillman Prize , Blog for Feministing - 2011 : The Guardian , Top 100 Inspiring Women - 2014 : Planned Parenthood Federation of America , Media Award for Commentary at The Guardian for The Body Politic column - Ibis Reproductive Health , Evidence in Activism Award - Choice USA Generation Award Works and publications . Books . - – excerpt - – extract Other . - – Based on Valentis book and features Valenti External links . - Jessica Valenti at The Guardian - Jessica Valenti at The Nation - Jessica Valenti at AlterNet