Peggy Orenstein
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Peggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, An Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, A Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother (Bloomsbury).
Previous books include, Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Kids, Love and Life in a Half-Changed World (Doubleday/Anchor) and the best-selling SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap (Doubleday/Anchor). A contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, Orenstein has also written for such publications as The Los Angeles Times, USA Today
, Vogue Magazine, Elle Magazine, Discover Magazine, More, Mother Jones Magazine, Salon.com
, O, The Oprah Magazine
, and The New Yorker
, and has contributed commentaries to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered
.
Ms. Orenstein earned her bachelor's degree from Oberlin College
in 1983. She began her career in New York City
, as an Associate Editor at Esquire Magazine. She subsequently served as Senior Editor at Manhattan, inc. magazine and founding Senior Editor of 7 Days New York before moving to San Francisco to become Managing Editor of Mother Jones. She left that post to write full time in 1991.
Orenstein lives in the San Francisco Bay Area
with her husband, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki
and their daughter, Daisy Tomoko (July 23, 2003).
"Waiting for Daisy" was "a 2007 Kirkus Best Book, a New York Times Best Seller, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer Top 10 Book of 2007 and the winner of the Books For a Better Life Award." "Orenstein was recognized for her “Outstanding Coverage of Family Diversity,” by the Council on Contemporary Families and has been awarded fellowships from the United States-Japan Foundation and the Asian Cultural Council."
Her most recent work, "Cinderella Ate My Daughter" examines the effect of the 'girlie-girl' culture on young girls.
Previous books include, Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Kids, Love and Life in a Half-Changed World (Doubleday/Anchor) and the best-selling SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap (Doubleday/Anchor). A contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, Orenstein has also written for such publications as The Los Angeles Times, USA Today
USA Today
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, Vogue Magazine, Elle Magazine, Discover Magazine, More, Mother Jones Magazine, Salon.com
Salon.com
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, O, The Oprah Magazine
O, The Oprah Magazine
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, and The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, and has contributed commentaries to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered
All Things Considered
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.
Ms. Orenstein earned her bachelor's degree from Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
in 1983. She began her career in New York City
New York City
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, as an Associate Editor at Esquire Magazine. She subsequently served as Senior Editor at Manhattan, inc. magazine and founding Senior Editor of 7 Days New York before moving to San Francisco to become Managing Editor of Mother Jones. She left that post to write full time in 1991.
Orenstein lives in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
with her husband, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki
Steven Okazaki
Steven Okazaki is an American filmmaker. He is Sansei Japanese American and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area...
and their daughter, Daisy Tomoko (July 23, 2003).
"Waiting for Daisy" was "a 2007 Kirkus Best Book, a New York Times Best Seller, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer Top 10 Book of 2007 and the winner of the Books For a Better Life Award." "Orenstein was recognized for her “Outstanding Coverage of Family Diversity,” by the Council on Contemporary Families and has been awarded fellowships from the United States-Japan Foundation and the Asian Cultural Council."
Her most recent work, "Cinderella Ate My Daughter" examines the effect of the 'girlie-girl' culture on young girls.