Naomi Wolf

Not to be confused with Naomi Klein.

Naomi Wolf
Wolf in 2012
Wolf in 2012
BornNaomi Rebekah Wolf
1962 (age 61–62)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • author
  • political consultant
  • journalist
EducationYale University (BA)
New College, Oxford (DPhil)
Notable worksThe Beauty Myth (1991)
The End of America (2007)
Misconceptions (2001)
Fire with Fire (1993)
Outrages (2019)
Spouse
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(m. 1993; div. 2005)​
Brian O'Shea
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(m. 2018)​
[1]
Children2
Website
dailyclout.io

Naomi Rebekah Wolf (born 1962) is an American feminist author, journalist, and conspiracy theorist.

After the 1991 publication of her first book, The Beauty Myth, Wolf became a prominent figure in the third wave of the feminist movement.[2][3] Feminists including Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan praised her work. Others, including Camille Paglia, criticized it. In the 1990s, Wolf was a political advisor to the presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton and Al Gore.[4]

Wolf's later books include the bestseller The End of America in 2007 and Vagina: A New Biography. Critics have challenged the quality and accuracy of her books' scholarship; her serious misreading of court records for Outrages (2019) led to its U.S. publication being canceled.[5] Wolf's career in journalism has included topics such as abortion and the Occupy Wall Street movement in articles for media outlets such as The Nation, The New Republic, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post.

Since around 2014, Wolf has been described by journalists and media outlets as a conspiracy theorist.[a] She has been criticized for posting misinformation on topics such as beheadings carried out by ISIS, the Western African Ebola virus epidemic, and Edward Snowden.[6][7][8]

Wolf has objected to COVID-19 lockdowns and criticized COVID-19 vaccines.[9][10] In June 2021, her Twitter account was suspended for posting anti-vaccine misinformation.[11]

  1. ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (November 24, 2018). "An Author and Investigator Find Comfort in Each Other". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SFGate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wolf, Naomi (1991). The Beauty Myth. New York: Bantham Doubleday Dell Publishing. ISBN 978-0060512187. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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  5. ^ "Naomi Wolf: US publisher cancels book release after accuracy concerns". BBC News. October 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Fisher, Max (October 5, 2014). "The insane conspiracy theories of Naomi Wolf". Vox. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Kreizman, Maris (June 14, 2019). "A Journey With Naomi Wolf". The New Republic. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Coscarelli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Gertz, Matt (April 20, 2021). "Fox keeps hosting pandemic conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf". Media Matters for America. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Onion, Rebecca (March 30, 2021). "A Modern Feminist Classic Changed My Life. Was It Actually Garbage?". Slate. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Hutton, Alice (June 5, 2021). "Beauty Myth author Naomi Wolf suspended from Twitter after sharing vaccine disinformation". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2021.


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