Kilbourne biography
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Kilbourne biography
Jean Kilbourne
Pioneer of feminist advertising criticism
Jean Kilbourne (born January 4, 1943) is an American educator, former model, filmmaker, author and activist, who is known as a pioneer of feminist advertising criticism and advocacy of media literacy.
In the 1970s she was one of the top three requested speakers at college campuses in Northern America.
Her 1979 documentary, Killing Us Softly, has been used in several fields of academy ranging from psychology to communications for several decades.
In 2019, Jennifer Pozner said her points were more compelling than ever.
Early life
Kilbourne was born in Junction City, Kansas.[1] Her mother died when she was 9.[2] She grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts.[3][1] She started smoking when she was 13.
She told Deseret News that quitting was the hardest thing she'd ever done.[2] She graduated from Hingham High School in 1960.[4]
Education and career
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