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Leora Tanenbaum, author of Sexy Selfie Nation: Standing Up for Yourself in Today's Toxic, Sexist Culture, began researching and writing about slut-shaming before the term even existed. Her first book, Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation, is widely regarded as a significant contribution to feminist thought and the foundational text on slut-shaming. Tanenbaum also is the author of Catfight: Rivalries Among Women, Taking Back God: American Women Rising Up for Religious Equality, Bad Shoes and the Women Who Love Them, and I Am Not a Slut: Slut-Shaming in the Age of the Internet. She has written for news outlets, magazines, and websites ranging from The New York Times to The Nation to Teen Vogue and has been a guest on Oprah, The Today Show, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, MSNBC, Fox News, and National Public Radio. Tanenbaum is the editor-in-chief of the nonprofit organization Catalyst, which helps companies build inclusive workplaces that work for women. Tanenbaum earned an A.B. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University.