Naomi Wolf

Naomi Rebekah Wolf born 1962 is an American feminist author journalist and conspiracy theorist After the 1991 publication of her first book The Beauty Myth Wolf became a leading spokeswoman of what has been called the third wave of the feminist movement Feminists including Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan praised her work Others including Camille Paglia criticized it In the 1990s she was a political advisor to the presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton and Al Gore Wolfs later books include the bestseller The End of America in 2007 and Vagina A New Biography Critics have challenged the quality and accuracy of her books scholarship her serious misreading of court records for Outrages 2019 led to its US publication being canceled Wolfs career in journalism has included topics such as abortion and the Occupy Wall Street movement in articles for media outlets such as The Nation The New Republic The Guardian and The Huffington Post Since around 2014 Wolf has been described by journalists and media outlets as a conspiracy theorist She has been criticized for promoting misinformation on topics such as beheadings carried out by ISIS the Western African Ebola virus epidemic and Edward Snowden Wolf has objected to COVID19 lockdowns and criticized COVID19 vaccines In June 2021 her Twitter account was suspended for posting antivaccine misinformation