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  <name><![CDATA[Jessica Valenti]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Jessica Valenti is the founder and editor of the popular blog and online community, Feministing.com.

She is the author of &lt;em&gt;Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;He's a Stud, She's a Slut...and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession With Virginity is Hurting Young Women&lt;/em&gt;.  She is also a co-editor of the anthology &lt;em&gt;Yes Meas Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape.&lt;/em&gt; 

Jessica's writing has appeared in The Nation, the Guardian (UK), Ms. Magazine, Bitch magazine and Salon.com and Babble.com.

She received her masters degree in women's and gender studies from Rutgers University where she is now a part time lecturer.  ]]></about>      <hometown>New York </hometown>  <born_at>11/01/1978</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape]]></title>
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