Rebecca Traister

Rebecca Traister (1975-) is an American author. She is currently a writer-at-large for New York Magazine and The Cut, and a contributing editor at Elle magazine.[1] Her previous magazine and journal credentials include a stint with the New Republic, from February 2014 through June 2015.[2][1]

Her first book, Big Girls Don't Cry (2010), was a New York Times Notable Book of 2010, and the winner of the Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize. Her second book, All the Single Ladies (2016), has been referred to as a followup of the first, and presents, in the words of Gillian Whitemarch of the NYT, a "well-researched, deeply informative examination of women’s bids for independence, spanning centuries."[3]

Traister received an award from the Jewish Women's Archive in 2011 at its annual luncheon, where Gloria Steinem was the presenter.[4] In 2012, Traister received a Mirror Award for Best Commentary in Digital Media for two essays that appeared in Salon ("'30 Rock' Takes on Feminist Hypocrisy–and Its Own," and "Seeing 'Bridesmaids' is a Social Responsibility") and one that appeared in the The New York Times ("The Soap Opera Is Dead! Long Live The Soap Opera!").[5]

In 2011 Traister married Darius Wadia, a lawyer who is eleven years her senior. They live in New York.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Pompeo, Joe (2015). "Rebecca Traister leaving T.N.R. for New York" (online news). Politico (June 9). Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ↑ NR Staff (2016). "Rebecca Traister" (online article directory). The New Republic (June 18). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Whitemarch, Gillian B. (2016). "'All the Single Ladies' [Subtitle: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation], by Rebecca Traister" (online, print book review). The New York Times (March 1). Retrieved 1 March 2016. [H]ow do women view their own trajectory, and have society and cultural expectations caught up to what the statistics show is actually happening? Traister is certainly not the first writer to delve into these questions, but she skillfully advances the conversation with this book. A mix of interviews and historical analysis, “All the Single Ladies” is a well-researched, deeply informative examination of women’s bids for independence, spanning centuries. The material can threaten to be overwhelming at times, but Traister provides a thoughtful culling of history to help bridge the gap between, on the one hand, glib depictions of single womanhood largely focused on sexual escapades and, on the other, grave warnings that female independence will unravel the very fabric of the country.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Elyssa (2012). "The Sisterhood: Seeing Beauty in 'Making Trouble'" (online blog). The Jewish Daily Forward (March 21; forward.com). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Carmen (2012). "Traister wins Mirror Award" (online news). Salon (June 18). Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ↑ , New York institute for Humanities, December, 2011.
  7. ↑ , New Jersey.com.

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