Barbara Ehrenreich

Born:	August 26, 1941 (1941-08-26) (age 66) Butte, Montana
Occupation:	social critic, journalist, author
Genres:	non-fiction

Barbara Ehrenreich (born August 26, 1941, in Butte, Montana) is a prominent liberal American writer, columnist, feminist, socialist and political activist. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 686 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1645 × 1437 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Uptown Butte 1942 view of the city Butte is a city in Silver Bow County, Montana and is the county seat. ... This article is about work. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Uptown Butte 1942 view of the city Butte is a city in Silver Bow County, Montana and is the county seat. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ...

Biography

Ehrenreich was born Barbara Alexander to Isabelle Oxley and Ben Alexander. Her father was a copper miner who went on to study at Carnegie Mellon University and who eventually became an executive at the Gillette Corporation. Ehrenreich studied physics at Reed College, graduating in 1963. Her senior thesis was entitled Electrochemical oscillations of the silicon anode. In 1968, she received a Ph.D in cell biology from Rockefeller University. For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... Chuquicamata, the second largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ... The Gillette Company is a company founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer, which is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Reed College is a private, independent liberal arts college located in Portland, Oregon. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Founders Hall Rockefeller University is a private university focusing primarily on graduate and postgraduate education research in the biomedical fields, located between 63rd and 68th Streets along York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan island in New York City, New York. ...

Citing her interest in social change ([1]), she opted for political activism, instead of pursuing a scientific career. She met her first husband, John Ehrenreich, during an anti-war activism campaign in New York City. It has been suggested that Social development be merged into this article or section. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

In 1970, her first child, Rosa (later Rosa Brooks), was born. Her second child, Benjamin, was born in 1972. Barbara divorced John and in 1983 married Gary Stevenson, a warehouse employee who later became a union organizer. She divorced Stevenson in the early 1990s. Rosa Brooks is a law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center (on leave 06/07) and a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times. ... Ben Ehrenreich is a freelance journalist and novelist. ... A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers. ...

From 1991 to 1997, Ehrenreich was a regular columnist for Time magazine. Currently, she contributes regularly to The Progressive. (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The Progressive is an American monthly magazine of politics and culture with a pronounced left-of-center perspective. ...

Ehrenreich has also written for the New York Times, Mother Jones, The Atlantic Monthly, Ms, The New Republic, Z Magazine, In These Times, Salon.com, and other publications. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Atlantic redirects here; for the ocean, see Atlantic Ocean. ... magazine Ms. ... For other uses, see New Republic. ... Z Magazine is an independent monthly magazine focusing on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the United States and considered to be very left-wing. ... In These Times is a biweekly magazine of news and opinion published in Chicago. ... Salon. ...

In 1998 and 2000, she taught essay writing at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. For other uses, see Essay (disambiguation). ... The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is a graduate professional school on the campus of University of California at Berkeley. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...

In 2004, Ehrenreich wrote a month-long guest column for the New York Times while regular columnist Thomas Friedman was on leave and she was invited to stay on as a columnist. She declined, saying that she preferred to spend her time more on long-term activities, such as book-writing. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Thomas Lauren Friedman, OBE (born July 20, 1953), is an American journalist. ...

Ehrenreich was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after the release of her book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. In her article "Welcome to Cancerland," published in the November 2001 issue of Harper's Magazine, she describes her breast cancer experience and debates the medical industry's problems with the issue of breast cancer. Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a book that takes a sociological look at the working poor in America. ... “Harpers” redirects here. ...

In 2006, Ehrenreich founded United Professionals, an organization whose website, http://www.unitedprofessionals.org, describes it as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for white-collar workers, regardless of profession or employment status. We reach out to all unemployed, underemployed, and anxiously employed workers — people who bought the American dream that education and credentials could lead to a secure middle class life, but now find their lives disrupted by forces beyond their control."

Ehrenreich is currently an honorary co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. She also serves on the NORML Board of Directors. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International, a federation of socialist, social democratic and labour parties and organizations. ... The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws or NORML (pronounced normal) is a US-based non-profit corporation founded in 1970 to, according to their most recent mission statement, move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of marijuana prohibition so that the responsible use of cannabis by...

Books

Ehrenreich at a New York Times discussion

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Non-fiction

• The Uptake, Storage, and Intracellular Hydrolysis of Carbohydrates by Macrophages (with Zanvil Cohn) (1969)
• Long March, Short Spring the Student Uprising at Home and Abroad (1969)
• The American Health Empire: Power, Profits, and Politics (1971)
• Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (with Deirdre English) (1972)
• Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness (with Deirdre English) (1973)
• For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women (with Deirdre English) (1978)
• Women in the Global Factory (1983)
• Re-Making Love: The Feminization of Sex (with Elizabeth Hess and Gloria Jacobs) (1986)
• The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment (1987)
• The Mean Season (with Fred L. Block, Richard A. Cloward, and Frances Fox Piven) (1987)
• Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class (1989)
• The Worst Years of Our Lives: Irreverent Notes from a Decade of Greed (1990)
• Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War (1991)
• The Snarling Citizen: Essays (1995)
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America (2001)
• Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy (ed., with Arlie Hochschild) (2003)
• Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream (2005)
• Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy (2007)

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Fiction

• Kipper's Game (1994)

Essays

• In Defense of Talk Shows (1995 [TIME Magazine, December 4, 1995])
• Welcome to Cancerland (2001 National Magazine Award finalist)
• A New Counterterrorism Strategy: Feminism (2005 [AlterNet])
• The Charge: Gynocide investigative journalism about the Dalkon Shield in the third world. Mother Jones ([2])
• Fight for Your Right to Party (2006 [TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006])

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Translations

German:

• Die Herzen der Männer, 1984
• Hexen, Hebammen und Krankenschwestern, 1987
• Gesprengte Fesseln, 1988
• Angst vor dem Absturz, 1994
• Blutrituale, 1999
• Arbeit poor. Unterwegs in der Dienstleistungsgesellschaft, 2001

Finnish:

• Nälkäpalkalla (Nickel and Dimed), 2003
• Petetty keskiluokka (Bait and Switch), 2006

French:

• L'Amérique pauvre: Comment ne pas survivre en travaillant, 2005

Spanish:

• Por cuatro duros: Cómo (no) apañárselas en Estados Unidos, 2003

Swedish:

• Det manliga hjärtat: revolten mot försörjarrollen, 1984
• Barskrapad: konsten att hanka sig fram, 2002

Portuguese:

• Ritos de Sangue: Um estudo sobre as origens da guerra, 2000
• Salário de Pobreza: Como (não) sobreviver na América, 2004

External links

• Official website
• [3] Dancing in the Streets reviews at Metacritic
• Articles by Barbara Ehrenreich on Alternet
• NickelAndDimed.net -re her book, Nickel and Dimed in America
• 3-hour interview on CSPAN's "In-Depth" series.
• [4]Quotations
• [5] More quotations
• [6] United Professionals