Wendy Shalit
Wendy Shalit (/ʃəˈliːt/; born 1975) is an American conservative writer and author[1] who has written the books A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue, published by Free Press in 1999;[2][3] Girls Gone Mild: Young Rebels Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good, published by Random House in 2007; and The Good Girl Revolution|The Good Girl Revolution: Young Rebels with Self-Esteem and High Standards, published by Random House in 2008.
Wendy Shalit | |
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Born | 1975 (age 45–46) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Occupation | Writer, author |
Alma mater | Williams College |
Relatives | Ruth Shalit Mina Shalit |
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she is the sister of writer Ruth Shalit and Mina Shalit. She graduated from Williams College with a BA in Philosophy.
Her articles on cultural and literary topics have appeared in Commentary, The Wall Street Journal and Slate.
A Return to Modesty has attracted much controversy, most notably earning her attacks from Katha Pollitt in The New York Times[4] and Larry Flynt in Hustler magazine. By contrast, George Will reviewed the book positively in Newsweek. But, according to the website D1NT, Shalit received many letters of support[5] from young women who were disenchanted with the sexual revolution, prompting her to start an online support forum called ModestlyYours[6] with 20 bloggers "of all ages and backgrounds whose voices are not normally heard in the mainstream (or even non-mainstream) media."
Mona Charen has called ModestlyYours an "antidote to the vulgarity that is shoved in our faces from magazine covers, television, raunch radio, movies, and shows. . . Shalit names a "rebel of the month" on the site, choosing young women who exemplify modesty, intelligence, and integrity.They are the counter counterculture—and not a minute too soon."[7]
Shalit's second book, Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good, was released on June 26, 2007.
Books
- A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue (1999) ISBN 0684863170
- Girls Gone Mild: Young Rebels Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good (2007) ISBN 1400064732
- The Good Girl Revolution: Young Rebels with Self-Esteem and High Standards (2008) ISBN 0812975367
References
- The New York Times
- Eakin, Emily (March 7, 1999). "Maids of Honor". The New York Times.
- The New York Times
- Pollitt, Katha (April 18, 1999). "The Solipsisters". The New York Times.
- D1NT Nice People
- Modestlyyours.net
- Townhall.com
External links
- Wendy Shalit on Twitter
- GirlsGoneMild.com
- Slate Panel: Pornified and Female Chauvinist Pigs
- ModestlyYours Blog
- Interview with Wendy Shalit, online from CBC Words at Large (audio)
- Appearances on C-SPAN