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Jan 21, 1941 Boston, Massachusetts, United States 83 years old
American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues
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About Elaine Showalter
- Elaine Showalter (born January 21, 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
- She is one of the founders of feminist literary criticism in United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics, a term describing the study of "women as writers". Best known in academic and popular cultural fields, she has written and edited numerous books and articles focused on a variety of subjects, from feminist literary criticism to fashion, sometimes sparking widespread controversy, especially with her work on illnesses.
- Showalter has been a television critic for People magazine and a commentator on BBC radio and television.
- She is a recipient of the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism.
