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BiographyBefore she was labelled a writer of "dog books," Louise, was -- and still is-- a journalist and historian. Once a Fulbright scholar in Spain and then a fledgling journalist covering ladies' teas (unsigned) for the London Times, she returned home in the 1960’s to become part of the "action and passion" of her time. Her first book, ABEL, about Soviet spy Rudolph Abel, was a step away from what was considered "women's turf." It was a bestseller in several countries and several editions. Both AMONG WOMEN, and THE WORLD SPLIT OPEN became classics in the Women’s Studies curriculum. ALONE IN AMERICA, a national report on loneliness, grew out of reporting for The New York Times Magazine. THE AMERICAN WOMEN'S ALMANAC, an "irreverent" American women's history, came out in 1997 and, as a change of pace, due to an unexpected occurrence, BARK IF YOU LOVE ME in the new millenium and DREAMING IN LIBRO: HOW A GOOD DOG TAMED A BAD WOMAN in 2007. She survived the 1980's by writing for leading magazines, acquiring the dubious distinction of appearing simultaneously in MS. Magazine and PLAYBOY. A lapsed academic with degrees from Barnard and Columbia, studies at Oxford and the University of Madrid, she was a founder of Women’s Studies programs, of the Columbia Seminar on Women and Society and the Women's Biography group at the CUNY Graduate Center. Louise has taught at several universities, but now has a small "practice" of private writing clients. With a re-invigorated passion for feminism, politics, and women's history, she writes the OURSTORY column for womensenews and consults for Biography.com. Devoted to reaching across generations, she is a popular guest lecturer on campuses and at conferences, touring as a virtual one-woman band with her lecture/ |
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