Jessica Valenti

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jessica Valenti
Occupation	Non-Fiction Author
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1978(1978-11-01)
Age	46
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jessica Valenti Biography

Jessica Valenti is one of the most popular and richest Non-Fiction Author who was born on November 1, 1978 in New York, United States. American writer, known for her focus on topics related to feminist issues. She is credited as one of the creators of the Feministing blog, as well as the author of a number of popular books like He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut, The Purity Myth as well as What’s the reason we Have Kids?. Her work is also well-known for her role as a columnist of The Guardian.

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Valenti was raised in Long Island City, Queens, in an Italian-American family. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1996 and attended Tulane University in New Orleans for a year, and then transferred to the State University of New York at Albany, graduating in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. In 2002, Valenti received a master’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies with a concentration in politics from Rutgers University.

In April 2004, Valenti co-founded Feministing with her sister and a friend while she was working at the National Organization for Women’s legal defense fund (now Legal Momentum). Homa Khaleeli writes in The Guardian’s top 100 women that the site shifted the feminist movement online, triggering the creation of blogs and discussion groups, creating a heyday for feminism just as its death was being announced, as Khaleeli puts it. She writes that Valenti “felt the full force of being a pioneer,” her involvement with the site attracting online abuse, even threats of rape and death.

She was was raised within Long Island City in Queens by an Italian-American family. She got married to Andrew Golis in 2009 and they had a daughter in 2011.

Jessica Valenti Net Worth

Jessica Valenti is one of the richest Non-Fiction Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jessica Valenti 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student at Tulane University in New Orleans for one year prior to transferring into State University of New York at Purchase where she graduated with a diploma in Journalism. Then she completed her master’s degree with a concentration in Women’s and Gender Studies with the focus on politics at Rutgers University.

She has won numerous distinctions and awards for her writing. Among them is her Independent Publisher Book Award for Gold The Purity Myth The American Obsession with Virginity is affecting young Women in 2010. She also took home The Hillman Prize in 2011 for her blog for her research on Feministing.

Jessica Valenti (/v ə ˈ l ɛ n t i / ; 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 five books: Full Frontal Feminism (2007), He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut (2008), The Purity Myth (2009), Why Have Kids? (2012), and Sex Object: A Memoir (2016). She also co-edited the books Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape (2008), and Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World (2020). Between 2014 and 2018, Valenti was a columnist for The Guardian. She is currently a columnist for Medium.

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Who is Jessica Valenti Dating?

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In 2008, Valenti was the co-editor of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape with Jaclyn Friedman. The anthology featured a foreword by comedian Margaret Cho.

Facts & Trivia

Jessica Ranked on the list of most popular Non-Fiction Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jessica Valenti celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

After graduating from college, Valenti worked for the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and for the Women’s Environment & Development Organization. She wrote a blog for NARAL Pro-Choice America and also taught at Rutgers University from 2008 to 2010.