Rachel Simmons is an American author of the book ''Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls'' published in 2002. ()

Background

Simmons graduated from

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and was a Rhodes Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford where she began studying female aggression. She is a native of Rockville, Maryland, her mother Claire is a Jewish historian and her father Luiz R. S. Simmons is an attorney and was a member of the

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. On September 1, 2009, Simmons was interviewed on

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about her new book "The Curse of the Good Girl". In March 2011, Rachel Simmons gave a speech about empowering girls to Qualters Middle School in Mansfield, Massachusetts to sixth and seventh grade girls. On April 6, 2015, Simmons was the keynote speaker at the "Educating Girls: Be Well, Lead Well" conference held in New York City and sponsored by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the National Coalition of Girls Schools. Simmons is the Girls Research Scholar in Residence at The

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in New York City.

Films

* ''

Odd Girl Out ''Odd Girl Out'' is a 2005 drama telefilm starring Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal, Elizabeth Rice, Alicia Morton, Leah Pipes, Shari Dyon Perry, Joey Nappo, and Chad Biagini. First aired April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, the film is based on the book ''Odd Gi ...

'' was made into a TV film starring Alexa Vega. * ''A Girl's Life'', 2009

Writings

* ''Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls''. New York: Harcourt, 2002. * ''Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy''. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2004. * ''The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence''. New York: The Penguin Press, 2009. * ''Enough as She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives'': New York: Harper, 2018 * ''Perfectionism among teens is rampant (and we’re not helping)'' Newspaper Article in the Washington Post, January 25, 2018

External links

Official Site
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Teenage Girls And Social Media: Tips For Parents From A Best-Selling Author

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, August 8, 2011
Rachel Simmons
Video produced by '' Makers: Women Who Make America''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simmons, Rachel 1974 births Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford Jewish American writers American people of Brazilian-Jewish descent American Rhodes Scholars Vassar College alumni Living people American non-fiction writers People from Rockville, Maryland 21st-century American Jews