Early life and education
Kira Cochrane was born and raised in Loughton, Essex. Cochrane and her younger brother were raised by her mother in a single parent household. Her father died of a heart attack in 1979 at age 34; Cochrane was two years old. In 1983, when Cochrane was six years old, her elder brother was killed (age 8) in a traffic accident. She attendedCareer in journalism
Formerly a journalist at '' The Sunday Times'', Cochrane fills the position as current Head of Features at '' The Guardian.'' She was the newspaper's women's editor from 2006 to November 2010, when she was succeeded by Jane Martinson. Cochrane wrote a column for the '' New Statesman'' magazine from 2006 to July 2008 and has written occasionally for other news sources such as '' The Huffington Post''.''The Guardian''
Since beginning her career with '' The Guardian'' in 2006, Cochrane continues to produce content covering women's empowerment and female leaders in progressivism. In a 2017 interview with ''The Heroine Collective,'' Cochrane expresses her passion for writing with ''The Guardian'':“I always felt it was my duty to run pieces about the more enjoyable sides of women’s lives, as well as the everyday sexism and horror,” she says. “To try and reflect the reality of our experiences.”
Writing
Kira Cochrane has published four novels, ''Modern Women 52 Pioneers (2017),'' ''All The Rebel Women'' (2013),''The Naked Season (2003),'' and ''Escape Routes for Beginners (2004)'', which appeared on the long list for the 2005''The Naked Season'' (2003)
As an emerging author, Cochrane turned feminism into fiction in her first novel, ''The Naked Season.''''Escape Routes for Beginners'' (2004)
In her second novel, Kira explores her narrative through the eyes of 13-year-old Rita Mae. Rita questions her parents toxic marriage and wishes to escape the prison-island she resides on. Throughout the novel, Rita uncovers secrets about her family's past. ''Escape Route for Beginners'' landed Cochrane as the youngest author nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction, at 27 years old. ''Cosmopolitan'' calls it, "Inventive and deliciously dark."''All the Rebel Women'' (2013)
As a supporter of fourth wave feminist movements, Cochrane constructs ''All the Rebel Women'' as a tribute to those who are promoting change. In 2013, ''The Guardian'' posted an extract of the short novel and summarizes it as such:"Kira Cochrane's 'All the Rebel Women' collects the voices making up a new fourth wave of feminism. In this exclusive extract, she looks at the role humour has to play in the movement."
''Modern Women: 52 Pioneers'' (2017)
''Modern Women'' is a tribute to women who have paved the way for women's equality today. Cochrane immortalizes their legacies with visual and textual elements throughout. In the interview with ''The Heroine Collective'', Kira explains her motivations for ''Modern Women:''"I wanted each woman to be someone who shifted the world's sense of what might be possible for women."
Fourth-wave feminism
Cochrane's ''All the Rebel Women'' is solely based on the rise of"Welcome to the fourth wave of feminism. What's happening now feels like something new again. It's defined by technology: tools that are allowing women to build a strong, popular, reactive movement online. Just how popular is sometimes slightly startling."
"As 2013 unfolded, it became impossible to ignore the rumble of feminist campaigners, up and down the country."
"But bald attempts to silence women only made the movement larger and louder. They convinced those who had never thought about misogyny before that it was clearly still alive, and convinced those who were well aware of it to keep going."
References
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