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Profiles is a weekly radio program featuring a new guest each week, ranging from painters to journalists, delving into the person behind the persona. Profiles airs Sunday at 7 p.m. on WFIU HD1.

July 14, 2009

Feminist Blogger and Author Jessica Valenti

 
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Writer Jessica Valenti is founder of the blog Feministing.com, and is considered to be part of the “third-wave” feminist movement. Her writing has appeared in Ms., The Guardian, and Bitch. She is the author of the books Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters, He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut . . . and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know, and The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women. She’s a co-editor of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape, and a contributing author to We Don’t Need Another Wave and Single State of the Union.

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Annie Corrigan, was born in Bowling Green, Ohio and moved to Bloomington in 2003, joining WFIU as an announcer in 2004. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Bowling Green State University, and her Masters at Indiana University, where she is also currently working on her Doctorate in Oboe Performance. Annie enjoys running, performing music, and exploring Bloomington’s diverse local arts scene.
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