Jennifer with sisters in Fargo driveway, circa 1978.

I’ve been a feminist since birth (1970). I was raised in a home with Ms. magazine on the coffee table. I played with Barbies, but my Barbies had abortions. The more I learned about feminism as a value, movement, and philosophy, the more I was able to make sense of my life and find purpose.
Since moving to New York in 1992, I’ve worked in feminism and media. I write, make documentaries, publish books, lecture, and produce things, like the I Had an Abortion Project. One of my goals is to create language and conversation about the common, shared experiences that are sometimes terrible and often taboo to talk about, even in the most intimate settings.

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Hitting the streets with Jemma Hinkly at Feminist Summer Camp, 2012

Interviewing Merle Hoffman about her memoir, Intimate Wars, at Barnes and Noble, 2012

With Lee Taylor and Courtney Martin at the Lower East Side Feminist Takeover, Gallery Bar, 2010

Jennifer as the 2011 OUTspoken activist-in-residence, at University of North Carolina-Charlotte

At the Jezebel 25 party at Highline Stages in NYC, June 2012

Presenting with Amy Richards at the Manifesting Feminism Conference at University of Missouri-Kansas City, November 2010

Listening super-intently during an activism workshop at University of North Carolina-Charlotte, October 2011

With Alison Turkos at the NYAAF 10 Year Anniversary Fundraiser, 2012

Jennifer moderating at the 2010 Brooklyn Book Fair

Displaying a bag at the 2012 Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Chicago with co-panelists and feminists Melissa Febos and Rachel Simon

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I’ve been a feminist since birth (1970). I was raised in a home with Ms. magazine on the coffee table. I played with Barbies, but my Barbies had abortions. The more I learned about feminism as a value, movement, and philosophy, the more I was able to make sense of my life and find purpose.

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