Rosalind Wiseman
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Rosalind Wiseman is an American
parenting educator and author of several publications. Her New York Times best-selling book Queen Bees and Wannabes
: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence, released in 2002, was the basis of the hit comedy film Mean Girls
(2004). A revised version of Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & the New Realities of Girl World was released on October 13, 2009. Wiseman is also the creator of the Owning Up Curriculum, a program that teaches students and educators to take responsibility as bystanders, perpetrators, and victims of unethical behavior.
with her two younger siblings and parents Steve and Kathy. She attended Occidental College
in Los Angeles
where she began studying Martial Arts with a fellow student James Edwards, whom she married in 1996. By the time she graduated with a BA in Political Science in 1991, Wiseman had earned a second degree blackbelt in Tang Soo Do
karate.
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parenting educator and author of several publications. Her New York Times best-selling book Queen Bees and Wannabes
Queen Bees and Wannabes
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence is a 2002 self-help book by Rosalind Wiseman. It focuses on the ways in which girls in high schools form cliques, and on patterns of aggressive teen girl behavior and how to deal...
: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence, released in 2002, was the basis of the hit comedy film Mean Girls
Mean Girls
Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...
(2004). A revised version of Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & the New Realities of Girl World was released on October 13, 2009. Wiseman is also the creator of the Owning Up Curriculum, a program that teaches students and educators to take responsibility as bystanders, perpetrators, and victims of unethical behavior.
Early life
Wiseman grew up in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
with her two younger siblings and parents Steve and Kathy. She attended Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
where she began studying Martial Arts with a fellow student James Edwards, whom she married in 1996. By the time she graduated with a BA in Political Science in 1991, Wiseman had earned a second degree blackbelt in Tang Soo Do
Tang Soo Do
Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art promoted by Hwang Kee that has roots in various martial arts, including taekkyeon and Subak.-Etymology:...
karate.
Career
Wiseman and Edwards moved back to Washington, D.C. after graduating, where she began to teach martial arts to young women. After hearing the young girls' questions about social issues they faced, and watching them become empowered by martial arts, Wiseman was inspired to begin working in youth empowerment and leadership-building.Works
After spending over a decade speaking with girls about the complex social issues they face including boys, cliques, gossip, social hierarchy, and self-image, Wiseman wrote and published Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Girl World. The book gives suggestions on how parents can better understand and help their daughter navigate the social atmosphere of what Wiseman refers to as "Girl World." It includes candid quotes from girls that Wiseman interviewed, and, since its release in 2004, has become a New York Times Best Seller.Publications
- Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence, (2003) and as one of the data gathered the real life story published in 2003 by internet name Yo soy Choncha, ISBN 1400047927 ISBN 978-1400047925
- Queen Bees Moms & King Pin Dads: Dealing with the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Make—or Break—Your Child's Future, (2006), ISBN 1400083001
- Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice, (2009), ISBN 0878226095 ISBN 978-0878226092
- Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, (2009), ISBN 0307454444 ISBN 978-0307454447
- Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials, (2010), ISBN 0399247963 ISBN 978-0399247965