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Rachel Simmons
Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, and The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. As an educator and coach, Rachel works internationally to develop strategies to address... show more

Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, and The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. As an educator and coach, Rachel works internationally to develop strategies to address bullying and empower girls.After graduating from Vassar College, Rachel won a Rhodes Scholarship from New York in 1998. She attended Oxford University, where she began her study of female aggression.The founder of the Girls Leadership Institute, Rachel currently serves as a consultant to schools and organizations around the world. She has worked as a classroom teacher at Miss Hall's School in Massachusetts and the Roedean School in Johannesburg, South Africa.Rachel is the host of the upcoming PBS television special, "A Girl's Life," and writes an advice blog for girls at TeenVogue.com.Rachel has appeared on Oprah, Today, and other major national programs. Odd Girl Out was adapted into a highly acclaimed Lifetime television movie. Rachel lives in Brooklyn with her West Highland Terrier, Rosie, who is currently taking private workshops with Rachel to learn how to stop bullying other dogs.
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Rabbit Reads
Rabbit Reads rated it 13 years ago
I enjoyed this book, and it raised some really good points.Though it's not really relevant to my life, since I am not a teenager, nor am I a parent, so I am planning on donating this to the local library, unless someone wants to exchange this book for another book with me?
hippiedaizy
hippiedaizy rated it 13 years ago
Must read for every teenage girl out there (or those raising girls!)
Over Stacked
Over Stacked rated it 14 years ago
A must read for any parent of a daughter. Whether your own child is going through the hell that is relational aggression or if she is a perpetrator, Simmons' book shines a light on how our entire society sets girls up to fail each other. By insisting that nice girls only act "nice", we leave them no...
Sharon E. Cathcart
Sharon E. Cathcart rated it 16 years ago
I truly wish this book had been written when I was still at school. Simmons has girls, both victims and bullies, write about their experiences in dealing with the natural emotions of aggression, anger and disappointment while growing up. I wish that every parent who dismisses their child being bull...
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 16 years ago
Interesting. Informative. Had plenty of resource materials and a decent bibliography. Some interpretations of the data I disagreed with, but on the whole a useful read.
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