Ellie Levenson
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Ellie Levenson is a freelance journalist and author in the United Kingdom
. She has written for The Guardian
and New Statesman
among others and is an occasional columnist for The Independent, writing opinion pieces and topical features on social policy and cultural theory. She also lectures part-time in journalism at Goldsmiths College
, University of London
, and on the London Programme of Syracuse University
.
. She is Jewish. She studied for her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature at Manchester University until 1999, where she wrote for the student paper, followed by a postgraduate diploma in journalism at City University in 2001. She was previously a stand-up comedian.
On her return to the UK she became editor of Fabian Review for the Fabian Society
, where she also edited Fabian Thinkers: 120 years of progressive thought. She is an elected member of the Fabian Society executive.
She joined the charity End Child Poverty as their press and communications officer in May 2004, and has worked as a freelance journalist and lecturer since January 2005.
in July 2009. Sarah Vine of The Times described her as "a good example of the younger breed of feminists, women who are not exactly on the front line but who still make a contribution to the debate." Mary Fitzgerald of Prospect magazine argued that "whether or not you think the argument is dumbed-down feminism-lite (as I did in places), this book remains important." Molly Guinness writing in The Spectator complained that "the book is aimed at people that haven’t thought about feminism; but Levenson makes no attempt to create well-informed feminists with a good sense of perspective." She has appeared on the Moral Maze and Woman's Hour
on Radio 4.
and married her husband Richard in 2008. She is a member of the Labour Party
. She has campaigned for greater availability of the morning-after pill.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. She has written for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
among others and is an occasional columnist for The Independent, writing opinion pieces and topical features on social policy and cultural theory. She also lectures part-time in journalism at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, and on the London Programme of Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
.
Early life and education
Levenson was born in east London and raised in WalthamstowWalthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
. She is Jewish. She studied for her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature at Manchester University until 1999, where she wrote for the student paper, followed by a postgraduate diploma in journalism at City University in 2001. She was previously a stand-up comedian.
Work
She was a reporter at The Lawyer for four months in 2002, then became a travel writer for The Guardian for four months after winning the Netjetter competition. She upset some in New Zealand by calling the country "essentially the dullest place on earth."On her return to the UK she became editor of Fabian Review for the Fabian Society
Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist movement, whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist, rather than revolutionary, means. It is best known for its initial ground-breaking work beginning late in the 19th century and continuing up to World...
, where she also edited Fabian Thinkers: 120 years of progressive thought. She is an elected member of the Fabian Society executive.
She joined the charity End Child Poverty as their press and communications officer in May 2004, and has worked as a freelance journalist and lecturer since January 2005.
Writing
Her book on feminism, The Noughtie Girl's Guide to Feminism was published by Oneworld PublicationsOneworld Publications
Oneworld Publications is a British independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Novin Doostdar and Juliet Mabey to publish non-fiction for general and academic markets. Based in Oxford, it publishes across a wide range of subjects, from history, current affairs, and religion to philosophy,...
in July 2009. Sarah Vine of The Times described her as "a good example of the younger breed of feminists, women who are not exactly on the front line but who still make a contribution to the debate." Mary Fitzgerald of Prospect magazine argued that "whether or not you think the argument is dumbed-down feminism-lite (as I did in places), this book remains important." Molly Guinness writing in The Spectator complained that "the book is aimed at people that haven’t thought about feminism; but Levenson makes no attempt to create well-informed feminists with a good sense of perspective." She has appeared on the Moral Maze and Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
on Radio 4.
Personal life
She lives in TottenhamTottenham
Tottenham is an area of the London Borough of Haringey, England, situated north north east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:Tottenham is believed to have been named after Tota, a farmer, whose hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book; hence Tota's hamlet became Tottenham...
and married her husband Richard in 2008. She is a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
. She has campaigned for greater availability of the morning-after pill.