Leora tanenbaum biography of alberta

"Leora Tanenbaum is a woman who understands the impact of sexual harassment." — Oprah Winfrey

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Leora Tanenbaum, author of six books, began researching and writing about slut-shaming before the term even existed. Her newest book isSexy Selfie Nation: Standing Up for Yourself in Today’s Toxic, Sexist Culture, out on May 20, 2025.

Her first book, Slut!,called one of the 20 "must-read" books of all time for women,is regarded as a significant contribution to feminist thought and the foundational text on slut-shaming.
 
Tanenbaum has written for The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, New York Daily News, The Nation, and U.S. News & World Report and has been a guest on Oprah, The Today Show, Nightline, Bill Maher, Fox News, MSNBC, and National Public Radio. She is a frequent commentator for USA Today, where she discusses the gendered double standards faced by celebr