other_names nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
dooce american 19 july 1975 heather armstrong
 heather armstrong blogger
heather armstrong

heather b. armstrong -lrb- `` née '' hamilton , born july 19 , 1975 -rrb- is an american who resides in salt lake city , utah .
she writes under the pseudonym of dooce .
armstrong explains that `` dooce '' came from her inability to quickly spell `` dude '' during im chats with her former co-workers .
armstrong was raised a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints in memphis , tennessee , and majored in english at brigham young university in provo , utah , graduating in 1997 .
she then moved to los angeles , california to work .
armstrong married web designer jon armstrong and returned to salt lake city to work as a consultant and designer .
on january 17 , 2012 the duo announced they were in a trial separation .
the armstrongs announced they were divorcing on december 3 , 2012 .
they have two daughters together : leta elise -lrb- born february 3 , 2004 -rrb- , and marlo iris -lrb- born june 14 , 2009 -rrb- .
armstrong was featured by `` forbes '' magazine among 30 honorees on its list of `` the most influential women in media '' for 2009 .
