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Date of Birth
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21-January-1941
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Place of Birth
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Boston
(Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, Area code 617, Area code 857)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Elaine Cottler, Elaine C. Showalter
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Profession
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Writer, Literary critic, Professor, Commentator, Editor
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Elaine Showalter is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She is one of the founders of feminist literary criticism in United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics.
Best known in academic and popular cultural fields, she has written and edited numerous books and articles focused on a variety of subjects, from feminist literary criticism to fashion, sometimes sparking widespread controversy, especially with her work on illnesses. Showalter has been a television critic for People magazine and a commentator on BBC radio and television.
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