The Beauty Myth (Vintage)

Naomi Wolf

Naomi R. Wolf (born November 12, 1962) is an American feminist author, journalist, former political advisor to Al Gore and Bill Clinton and conspiracy theorist. Following her first book The Beauty Myth (1991), she became a leading spokeswoman of what has been described as the third wave of the feminist movement. Feminists including Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan praised the work; others, including Camille Paglia, criticized it. Her later books include the bestseller The End of America in 2007 and Vagina: A New Biography. Critics have challenged the quality and accuracy of the scholarship in her books; her serious misreading of court records for Outrages (2019) led to the book's US publication being cancelled. 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. She has received criticism for promoting misinformation and conspiracy theories on several topics, such as beheadings carried out by ISIS, Edward Snowden and the Western African Ebola virus epidemic