Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Author of 'The Beauty Myth' (1990), a defining third-wave feminist work on beauty standards and women's oppression.
1962, San Francisco, California, USA
United States
Naomi Wolf is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Author of 'The Beauty Myth' (1990), a defining third-wave feminist work on beauty standards and women's oppression.
Naomi Wolf, born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, is an author and cultural critic. Her book 'The Beauty Myth' (1990) became a defining third-wave feminist work, arguing that unattainable beauty standards operate as a form of social control over women. It brought feminist critique of body image and media to a wide public.
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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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Author of 'The Beauty Myth' (1990), a defining third-wave feminist work on beauty standards and women's oppression.
Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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