Thursday, November 15, 2007
The City Club & The San Diego Public Library Proudly Present:
A Great American Writers Series Program Featuring:
Naomi Wolf – One of America’s Most Provocative Thinkers
Speaking on: "The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot"
7:00 PM
Central Library – Downtown San Diego
820 E Street
Phone Reservations: 619-687-3580
This is a Free Public Event – But Reservations Required
Free Parking: Five-Star Parking at 7th & Broadway and 9th & Broadway
To Register Click Here
Naomi Wolf –Biographical Brief
Naomi Wolf was born in San Francisco in 1962. She was an undergraduate at Yale University and did her graduate work at New College, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Her essays have appeared in various publications including: The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Ms., Esquire, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. She also speaks widely to groups across the country.
"The Beauty Myth," her first book, was an international bestseller. She followed that with "Fire With Fire: The New Female Power and How It Will Change The 21st Century," published by Random House in 1993, and "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood," published in 1997. "Misconceptions," released in 2001, is a powerful and passionate critique of pregnancy and birth in America.
In fall 2002, Harper Collins published a 10th anniversary commemorative edition of "The Beauty Myth." Ms. Wolf’s latest book, released in May of 2005, is "The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from my Father on How to Live, Love and See."
Naomi Wolf is co-founder of The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, an organization devoted to training young women in ethical leadership for the 21st century. The institute teaches professional development in the arts and media, politics and law, business and entrepreneurship as well as ethical decision making.
She lives with her family in New York City.
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