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Julie Zeilinger is an American author and writer. Her books include ''A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism is Not a Dirty Word'' (2012) and she founded the feminist blog ''The FBomb'' in 2009, which partnered with the
Women's Media Center Women's Media Center (WMC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit women's organization in the United States founded in 2005 by writers and activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem.
in 2014 to become the online platform WMC FBomb.


Early life and education

Zeilinger was raised in
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. At age 16, while she was attending high school at
Hawken School Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio. Hawken currently has two main campuses, the Lower and Middle Schools in Lyndhurst and the Upper School in Chester Township, plus a third, an ur ...
in Ohio, she started a blog in spring 2009 titled ''The FBomb'' (TheFBomb.org), with the "F" denoting "feminist", which was described as a "grungy, angry, inspiring site" in 2009 by John Crace in ''
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'' and "sharp, funny, insightful" by Lynn Harris at ''
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''. She then obtained a summer internship at the National Council for Research on Women and continued blogging from New York. Zeilinger has described the book ''Full Frontal Feminism '' by
Jessica Valenti Jessica Valenti ( ; born November 1, 1978) is an American feminist writer. She was the co-founder of the blog Feministing, which she wrote for from 2004 to 2011. Valenti is the author of six books: ''Full Frontal Feminism'' (2007), '' He's a Stu ...
as an influence on the development of her feminism while she was a freshman during high school, and as what led her to the feminist blog ''
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'' and other feminist blogs. In 2009, she told ''The Guardian'' that she began blogging because "the mainstream feminist blogs I read weren't representing the teenage perspective on issues that directly affect us." At age 15, she conducted her first interview with
Gloria Steinem Gloria Marie Steinem ( ; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social movement, social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...
. She graduated from
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in 2015.


Career

Her first book, ''A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism Is Not a Dirty Word'', was published in April 2012 and released by
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. A review in ''
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'' said the book's "ultimate goal is to prove that despite having made great strides in terms of economic, social, and political equality, the feminist cause is still entirely relevant to women and men" and described the book as "ultimately an empowering and timely treatise." Elizabeth Millard wrote in a review for ''Foreword Reviews'' that "Zeilinger's wry, conversational style works exceedingly well at making her opinions and research accessible to a wide audience, particularly young adults." A review by Cynthia Harrison in ''
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'' describes the book as "talky and thinly resourced (with the occasional error)", while also noting "Zeilinger's goal is to entice her readers to stick with her as she demonstrates her understanding of their plight." In an evaluation of ''A Little F'd Up'' for the journal ''Feminist Teacher'', Katie Hogan reviews general criticism of the book and notes Zeilinger wrote the text while she was in high school, as well as the intended audience, and compares her writing to
bell hooks Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase), was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Be ...
, who encouraged people to "come closer to feminism." It was included in the 2013 Amelia Bloomer List, which highlights feminist literature for young readers. Her next book, ''College 101: A Girl's Guide to Freshman Year'' was first published in 2014, and a second edition was published in 2017. A review of the 2014 edition in ''
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'' by Ava Kofman described it as "the book I wish I read four years ago when I started college" and states "Zeilinger’s additive model of difference (one is first born a woman, and then some) misses the opportunity to speak to the powerful intersectional experiences of incoming freshmen." A third edition was set for release in 2024. In 2014,
Women's Media Center Women's Media Center (WMC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit women's organization in the United States founded in 2005 by writers and activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem.
and ''TheFBomb'' began a partnership to create content in an online platform that became known as WMC FBomb, where Zeilinger has continued as the editor. In 2017, Zeilinger was also working as an editor at
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. In 2021 and 2022, she was a senior content manager for
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. Her writing has appeared in ''
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'', '' Feminist.com'', '' Skirt Magazine'', ''
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'', and ''
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''.


Books

* (2012). ''A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism is Not a Dirty Word''.
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. . * (2014). ''College 101: A Girl’s Guide to Freshman Year''.
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. .


Honors and awards

* Most Interesting People 2011, ''
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'' * ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30, 2016 * '' Newsweek's'' "150 Women Who Shake the World", 2012 * The ''
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(US) and
'' 25, 2012 * '' More Magazine's'' "New Feminists You Should Know, 2011 * '' The Times of London's'' "40 bloggers who really count", 2012 * ''
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'' magazine's "8 Influential Bloggers Under 21", 2010


References


External links

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The FBomb
' (Archive as of August 10, 2017)
WMC FBomb
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