Courtney E. Martin

Courtney E. Martin (born December 31, 1979) is an American feminist, author, speaker, and social and political activist. She is known for writing books, speaking at universities throughout the nation, and for co-editing the feminist blog, Feministing.com. Her work also appears on numerous other blogs and websites. She is also a recipient of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics. She is known for promoting feminism by integrating storytelling and solutions into her writings and talks. According to Parker Palmer, she is “one of our most insightful culture critics and one of our finest young writers.” In 2013 she helped found the Solutions Journalism Network with journalists David Bornstein and Tina Rosenberg. 2Background Courtney Martin is from Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she and her brother were raised by her parents. Her parents both strongly believed in women and men having equal contributions. Her mother created the longest running women’s film festival in the world while Martin was a teenager. Martin attended William J. Palmer High School in Colorado, and went on to attend Barnard College in New York Cit