When Emily Lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a "slut" by her classmates.
Emily Lindin is a Harvard graduate, PhD, and suicide prevention activist whose UnSlut Project was inspired by her own experience. When she was eleven years old, she was branded a "slut" by her classmates and was bullied at school, after school, and online. During this time, she kept a regular diary, which she published as an adult in response to learning about the suicides of several teen girls who had experienced similar slut shaming and bullying. Her diaries have been read by hundreds of thousands of people and have brought attention to the practice of slut shaming and the harassment of young women. The project has expanded to include the collected stories of many women who suffered slut shaming and sexual bullying but have overcome it in various ways. In 2015, the project expanded to include a book, UnSlut, as well as a documentary film. Lindin has appeared on dozens of TV and radio shows, including The Katie Show with Katie Couric, and was named one of Glamour magazine's "Heroes of the Week."
Emily Lindin was named one of Glamour Magazine UK's "Heroes of the
Week" in October 2013, alongside Malalai Yousafzai and Janet
Yellen.
"...sometimes tender, sometimes look at the stigmas that surround
girls growing up in modern society." -Booklist "The founder of an
advocacy program The UnSlut Project, Lindin's analysis of her
younger self definitely adds valuable context, levity, and keen
insight into a number of different issues." -Kirkus Reviews "[A]
powerful and timely book study for adults and their daughters or
for counselors to use in groups." -VOYA "UnSlut takes a stand
against sexual bullying." -Publishers Weekly
"[S]ometimes tender, sometimes painful look at the stigmas that
surround girls growing up in modern society." -Booklist "The
founder of an advocacy program The UnSlut Project, Lindin's
analysis of her younger self definitely adds valuable context,
levity, and keen insight into a number of different issues."
-Kirkus Reviews "[A] powerful and timely book study for adults and
their daughters or for counselors to use in groups." -VOYA "UnSlut
takes a stand against sexual bullying." -Publishers Weekly "Raw,
illuminating, and frequently painful"--Refinery 29 "Every young
person and everyone who works with young people, I think this
should be required reading for them. I think it's going to be a
game changer." --Emily Crowe of Odyssey booksshop on WAMC's the
Roundtable " [I]t's crucial to see present-day Lindin speak out for
her past self and, in turn, speak up for young people reading her
book."--Bitch Magazine
"Raw, illuminating, and frequently painful"--Refinery 29 " [I]t's
crucial to see present-day Lindin speak out for her past self and,
in turn, speak up for young people reading her book."--Bitch
Magazine "[B]oth heart-wrenching and '90s-nostalgic"--Bustle
"UnSlut can be found in the young adult section, where it
belongs--not because the book isn't a worthwhile read for adults
(it is) but because preteens and teens need to be educated on the
reality of social, emotional, and sexual trauma while they're in
the thick of it."--Baltimore City Paper "[A] powerful and timely
study for adults and their daughters or for counselors to use in
groups."--VOYA "[A] sometimes tender, sometimes painful look at the
stigmas that surround girls growing up in modern
society."--Booklist "[F]ounder of an advocacy program The UnSlut
Project, Lindin's analysis of her younger self definitely adds
valuable context, levity, and keen insight into a number of
different issues. "--Kirkus Reviews "UnSlut takes a stand against
sexual bullying."--Publishers Weekly "Every young person and
everyone who works with young people, I think this should be
required reading for them. I think it's going to be a game
changer." -- Emily Crowe Odyssey books shop on WAMC's the
Roundtable "Lindin shared her story to reassure other girls
suffering from sexual bullying that they're not alone and this time
will pass and their lives will get better. Definitely a message
that needs to be heard."--Write On Sisters "Powerful"--Viva La
Feminista "An abslote must-read for any young girl, parent of a
teen, or school counselor." -NY Journal of Books
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