DEBORAH SIEGEL, PhD is an expert on gender, politics, and the unfinished business of feminism across generations. She is the author of Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild, co-editor of the literary anthology Only Child: Writers on the Singular Joys and Solitary Sorrows of Growing Up Solo, founder of the blog Girl w/Pen, and co-founder of the webjournal The Scholar & Feminist Online. Her writings on women, feminism, contemporary families, sex, and popular culture have appeared in venues including The Washington Post, The Guardian, Slate’s The Big Money, Recessionwire (where she penned the popular Love in the Time of Layoff column), The Huffington Post, The American Prospect, More, Psychology Today, and The Mothers Movement Online. A graduate of the first class of the Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices program, a Fellow at the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, and a Board Member of the Council on Contemporary Families, she is a frequent media commentator and lectures at campuses and conferences nationwide. She is VP-at-Large She Writes.

Deborah on The Today Show:

Clip of Deborah reading from Sisterhood, Interrupted at Cody’s Bookstore in Berkeley:

“Able to bridge the gaps between feminists of all ages, Siegel is a captivating speaker who eloquently touches on the struggles and victories of the women’s movement past and present–inspiring us to try to understand each other as feminists and to forge ahead in our common goal of true equality for all women. Having seen her speak on several occasions, I can easily say that Siegel is a dynamic catalyst for the much needed dialogue between people longing to discuss these sensitive and relevant issues. Her brilliant work and enduring optimism is sure to create a connection between, renew a sense of hope in, and move to action, anyone who cares about the future of women’s rights.”

—Rachel Whiting, Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action

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