Peggy Orenstein

Peggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers: 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 and Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap. A contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, she has been published in, among others, USA Today, Vogue, Parenting, O: The Oprah Magazine, Salon, and The New Yorker. Ms. Orenstein lives in Northern California with her husband and their daughter, Daisy.

Books Authored

Image of Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
Author(s):
Peggy Orenstein
Genre(s):
Sewing: Quilting, Needlepoint, Textiles, Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery, Crossstitch, Crochet, Pandemics, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Sustainability, Personal Memoir

Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

January 22, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“a master communicator who knows how to employ humor and integrate personal content with macro issues, Orenstein has written an accessible book, one that will resonate with many readers .

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Image of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
Author(s):
Peggy Orenstein
Genre(s):
Political & Social Science

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

January 22, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Candice Reed

Peggy Orenstein, noted journalist and bestselling author has spent two decades reporting on the issues of womanhood, girlhood, and female empowerment, and she makes a surprising confession on the f

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