American writer and cultural critic known for her feminist perspectives and works exploring identity and media
Women's history is not just history. It's my story, your story, our story. It's personal.
As a writer, I must be able to transform my pain into something meaningful, not just documenting it but transforming it.
'No' is a complete sentence. Young women today say no and they don't apologize. That's radical.
I had to learn to speak even when it seemed no one was listening. That voice was my salvation.
Culture is where we struggle over who we are and who we want to be. It's a site of struggle.
Writing about myself required me to drop my defenses and be vulnerable. It's not easy, but it's necessary.
I found in books what I couldn't find in real life. A space where I was seen, where my voice mattered.