Jean Kilbourne | |
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| Born | January 4, 1943[1] |
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| Occupation | Media educator |
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| Children | 1 |
| Website | JeanKilbourne.com |
Jean Kilbourne (born January 4, 1943) is an American educator, former model, filmmaker, author and activist, who is known as a pioneer of feminist advertising criticism and advocacy of media literacy. In the 1970s she was one of the top three requested speakers at college campuses in Northern America.
Her 1979 documentary, Killing Us Softly, has been used in several fields of academy ranging from psychology to communications for several decades. In 2019, Jennifer Pozner said her points were more compelling than ever.