Wendy Shalit (/ʃəˈliːt/; born 1975) is an American conservative writer and author[1] who has written the books A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue, published by Free Press in 1999;[2][3] Girls Gone Mild: Young Rebels Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good, published by Random House in 2007; and The Good Girl Revolution: Young Rebels with Self-Esteem and High Standards, published by Random House in 2008.
Wendy Shalit | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, author |
| Alma mater | Williams College (BA) |
| Relatives | Ruth Shalit Mina Shalit |
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she is the sister of writer Ruth Shalit and Mina Shalit. She graduated from Williams College with a BA in philosophy.
Her articles on cultural and literary topics have appeared in Commentary, The Wall Street Journal and Slate.
A Return to Modesty has attracted much controversy, most notably earning her attacks from Katha Pollitt in The New York Times[4] and Larry Flynt in Hustler magazine.[citation needed] By contrast, George Will reviewed the book positively in Newsweek.[citation needed] But, according to the website D1NT, Shalit received many letters of support[5] from young women who were disenchanted with the sexual revolution, prompting her to start an online support forum called ModestlyYours[6] with 20 bloggers "of all ages and backgrounds whose voices are not normally heard in the mainstream (or even non-mainstream) media."
Mona Charen has called ModestlyYours an "antidote to the vulgarity that is shoved in our faces from magazine covers, television, raunch radio, movies, and shows ... Shalit names a 'rebel of the month' on the site, choosing young women who exemplify modesty, intelligence, and integrity. They are the counter counterculture—and not a minute too soon."[7]
Shalit's second book, Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good, was released on June 26, 2007.
Books
editReferences
edit- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Eakin, Emily (March 7, 1999). "Maids of Honor". The New York Times.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Pollitt, Katha (April 18, 1999). "The Solipsisters". The New York Times.
- ^ D1NT Nice People
- ^ Modestlyyours.net
- ^ Townhall.com
External links
edit- Wendy Shalit on Twitter
- ""Hookup Ink," a review by Wendy Shalit". GirlsGoneMild.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022.
- Slate Panel: Pornified and Female Chauvinist Pigs
- ModestlyYours Blog
- Interview with Wendy Shalit, online from CBC Words at Large (audio)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
