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Rebecca Greer

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Rebecca Greer
Born1936
Died6/25/2024
OccupationWriter and Editor for Woman's Day
NationalityAmerican
Literary movementFeminism

Rebecca Ellen Greer (born 1936) is an American nonfiction writer and also served as an editor for Woman's Day magazine.[1][2]

Biography

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Rebecca Greer majored in communications at the University of Florida. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Journalism and Communications in 1957.[3] In 1998, she was named a distinguished alumna of the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida.[4] The University of Florida maintains a collection of her manuscripts in their Special and Area Studies Library.[5]

Her non-fiction book Why Isn't a Nice Girl Like You Married? (1969) was a bestseller and seminal book on feminism. She taught nonfiction writing at the New School for Social Research.[6]

Published books

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  • Why Isn't a Nice Girl Like You Married? (1969)
  • How To Live Rich When You're Not (1975)
  • No Rocking Chair For Me[7] (2004)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ About Rebecca Greer
  2. ^ Source
  3. ^ UF: Additional info about Greer
  4. ^ Alumni of the 1990s
  5. ^ UF library Greer collection
  6. ^ "Women in the News," The Virgin Islands Daily News, Mar 12, 1976. Found at Google news. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  7. ^ about one of Greer's books