Claire Lehmann (''née'' Jensen; born 18 July 1985) is an Australian journalist, publisher, and the founding editor of '' Quillette''.

Early life and family

Lehmann is the daughter of a former teacher and a speech pathologist who was raised in

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, South Australia. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology and English from the

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with first-class honours in 2010. Lehmann was then a graduate student in psychology, but dropped out after having a child. She is married and has two children. She is the daughter-in-law of the poet Geoffrey Lehmann.

Career

Lehmann founded the online magazine '' Quillette'' in October 2015. According to the newspaper ''

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'', Lehmann's story about the controversy surrounding Google engineer James Damore precipitated the venture's success. Lehmann has contributed to publications including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Tablet'', and ''

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''. She is a

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at ''

''. Bari Weiss regards Lehmann as one of the leaders of the so-called "

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". Lehmann is seen as part of the intellectual dark web (IDW) due to publishing ''Quillette'' which ''

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'' has referred to as "the unofficial digest of the IDW" which "prides itself on publishing 'dangerous' ideas other outlets won't touch", and criticising "what they see as left-wing orthodoxy". ''

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'' named Lehmann in their "Ten Aussies who shook the world in tech and media in 2018" citing that her online magazine, ''Quillette'', has "attracted as many as 2 million followers a month, ndis starting to gain significant traction in tech and

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circles in the US".

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