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Books by Peggy Orenstein
Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
- Hardcover, 244 pages
Waiting for Daisy
A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Rom
- Hardcover, 228 pages
NPR stories about Peggy Orenstein
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Saving Our Daughters From An Army Of Princesses
February 5, 2011 Seems every little girl goes through a princess phase, but could it be harmful in the long run? A new book explores the negative effects of overdosing on pink.
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
Who Are You Wearing To The Oscars? Who Cares?
February 20, 2009 At the annual Oscar gala, the cameras flash and reporters ask whose clothes you're wearing. But they only offer a glimpse of nominees and their escorts. This Sunday, commentator Peggy Orenstein will walk the red carpet with her filmmaker husband — another time.
Interviews
Peggy Orenstein, Pursuing Motherhood and More
July 17, 2007 Peggy Orenstein wrote in the July 16 edition of the New York Times Magazine about the use of donor eggs in vitro fertilization. It's a topic she knows: Orenstein pursued six years of treatments, including egg donation, before giving birth to her daughter. Her memoir is Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother.
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Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
