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Meg Kissinger
Meg Kissinger is an American investigative journalist and a visiting professor at Columbia University. Biography She is the author of “While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence”, published by Macmillan on Sept. 5, 2023. The book was named as one of the best memoirs of 2023 by Amazon, Audible and Goodreads and was chosen as the editors' choice by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. The Atlantic said it was one of six books that can "change the way you think about mental illness." While working at The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, she and Susanne Rust were finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their investigation of Bisphenol A. Kissinger has also written extensively about the failures of the mental health system. She was born in Wilmette, Illinois, the fourth oldest in a family of eight children. She attended St. Francis Xavier Grade School and Regina Dominican High School. She graduated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a Village (United States), village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan, Kenilworth, Illinois, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Illinois, Winnetka, Skokie, Illinois, Skokie, Northfield, Illinois, Northfield, Glenview, Illinois, Glenview, and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's Chicago Loop, downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 28,170 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The first and only Baháʼí House of Worship (Wilmette, Illinois), Baháʼí House of Worship in North America is located in Wilmette. Wilmette is also home to Central Elementary School and Romona Elementary School, both recent recipients of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, National Blue Ribbon award bestowed by the United States Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education. According to the United States Census Bureau, the median household income in Wilmette was $183,750 in 2022. History 19th century Early history Wilmette w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
