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Vivian Gornick

Who

Vivian Gornick · Civil Rights & Human Rights

What

Feminist writer and critic whose Village Voice essays and books ('The Romance of American Communism,' feminist memoirs) shaped second-wave feminist thought.

When

1935, The Bronx, New York, USA

Where

New York City

Biography

Vivian Gornick is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Feminist writer and critic whose Village Voice essays and books ('The Romance of American Communism,' feminist memoirs) shaped second-wave feminist thought.

How & why

Vivian Gornick, born to a working-class Jewish family in the Bronx, is a feminist writer and critic. Her essays for The Village Voice and books such as 'The Romance of American Communism' and her memoirs shaped second-wave feminist thought and the literature of women's lives. She has written directly about the immigrant Jewish world that formed her.

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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia

Contributions & Sources

Feminist writer and critic whose Village Voice essays and books ('The Romance of American Communism,' feminist memoirs) shaped second-wave feminist thought.

1935

Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia