Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Letty Cottin Pogrebin is an author, activist, and national lecturer. She is a leading figure in Jewish and feminist activism.

A founding editor and writer for Ms. Magazine, Pogrebin is also the author of eleven books, including the memoir Getting Over Getting Older (1996), the novel Three Daughters (2003), and the groundbreaking How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick (2013). She is also the editor for the anthology Stories for Free Children, and co-creator of Free to Be... You and Me and Free to Be… A Family. Her articles, op-eds, and columns have been published frequently in a wide variety of magazines and publications, including the New York Times, Harpers Bazaar, and the Ladies Home Journal.

A leader in many social justice causes, Pogrebin has served as the President of the Authors Guild, Chair of the Board of Americans for Peace Now, and is the co-founder of various organizations focusing on topics such as women’s issues and Middle Eastern politics. She currently serves on the board in numerous organizations, including Americans for Peace Now, the Ms. Foundation for Education & Communication, and Brandeis University Women’s and Gender Studies Program.