Jaclyn Friedman | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Education | Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University, Emerson College |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Director, EducateUS: Changing Sex Ed for Good |
| Known for | Editing Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape |
| Website | jaclynfriedman.com |
Jaclyn Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/; born 1971) is an American feminist writer and activist known as the co-editor (with Jessica Valenti) of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Sexual Power and a World Without Rape and Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World, the writer of Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All and What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide To Sex and Safety, the founder and Executive Director of EducateUS, an organization focused on building a movement of voters laser-focused on advancing sex education across the country. She is also a campus speaker on issues of feminism, sexual freedom and anti-rape activism, and the founder and former executive director of Women, Action & The Media.