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She gained particular attention in 2006 for her book, ''[[Self-Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man]]'', detailing her experiences when she lived as a man for eighteen months. In writing the book Vincent set aside her personal biases and preconceived notions about men & masculinity and gave a fair assessment of the differing experiences of men and women.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norah_Vincent&oldid=1105326792</ref> |
She gained particular attention in 2006 for her book, ''[[Self-Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man]]'', detailing her experiences when she lived as a man for eighteen months. In writing the book Vincent set aside her personal biases and preconceived notions about men & masculinity and gave a fair assessment of the differing experiences of men and women.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norah_Vincent&oldid=1105326792</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:49, 11 June 2023
Norah Mary Vincent (September 20, 1968 – July 6, 2022) was an American writer. She was a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a quarterly columnist on politics and culture for the national gay and lesbian news magazine The Advocate. She was a columnist for The Village Voice and Salon.com. Her writing appeared in The New Republic, The New York Times, New York Post, The Washington Post and other periodicals.[1]
She gained particular attention in 2006 for her book, Self-Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man, detailing her experiences when she lived as a man for eighteen months. In writing the book Vincent set aside her personal biases and preconceived notions about men & masculinity and gave a fair assessment of the differing experiences of men and women.[2]
Early Life
Norah Mary Vincent was born in Detroit, and grew up both there and in London, where her father was employed as a lawyer for the Ford Motor Company. She attended Williams College, where she graduated with a BA in philosophy in 1990, before undertaking graduate studies at Boston College. She also worked as an editor for Free Press.[3]
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