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Barbara Ehrenreich

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American writer and journalist (1941-2022)

United StatesWritersLived 1941 to 2022 · aged 81
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Barbara Ehrenreich was an American author and political activist. During the 1980s and early 1990s, she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America. She was a widely read and award-winning columnist and essayist and the author of 21 books.

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Ehrenreich c. 1982Ehrenreich c. 1982Ehrenreich at a New York Times discussionEhrenreich at a New York Times discussion

Awards 6

2018Erasmus Prize
2007Eugene V. Debs Award
2000The Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism
1998Guggenheim Fellowship
1998Humanist of the Year
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from Want

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Carl SaganAlso won The Hillman Prize for Magazine JournalismDolores HuertaAlso won Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from WantThomas SzaszAlso won Humanist of the YearMauricio KagelAlso won Erasmus PrizeCindy SheehanAlso won Eugene V. Debs AwardFatema MernissiAlso won Erasmus Prize

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Barbara Ehrenreich was an American author and political activist. During the 1980s and early 1990s, she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America. She was a widely read and award-winning columnist and essayist and the author of 21 books. Ehrenreich was best known for her 2001 book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, a memoir of her three-month experiment surviving on a series of minimum-wage jobs. She was a recipient of a Lannan Literary Award and the Erasmus Prize.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2022 · aged 81
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25 languages

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