Gail Collins
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born
November 25, 1945
gender
female
place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, The United States
genre
Nonfiction
about this author
Gail Collins was the Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times from 2001 to January 1, 2007. She was the first woman Editorial Page Editor at the Times.
Born as Gail Gleason, Collins has a degree in journalism from Marquette University and an M.A. in government from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Beyond her work as a journalist, Collins has published several books; Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity and American Politics, America's Woman: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines, and The Millennium Book which she co-authored with her husband Dan Collins.
She was also a journalism instructor at Southern Connecticut State University.
She is married to Dan Collins of CBS.
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America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines by Gail Collins avg rating 4.12 — 304 ratings — published 2003 3 editions |
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Scorpion Tongues New and Updated Edition: Gossip, Celebrity, and American Politics by Gail Collins avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 1998 3 editions |
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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2009 |
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America's Women 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines by Gail Collins avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003 |
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The Millenium Book by Gail Collins avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1990 |
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Writing Re-Creatively: A Spiritual Quest for Women by Gail Collins avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1994 |
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"“If you can’t say anything nice about somebody, step away from the voice enhancement equipment.”
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