Rachel Simmons

About

American author whose popular book, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, was published in 2002. Her later works include The Odd Girl Speaks Out and The Curse of the Good Girl.

Before Fame

She graduated from Vassar College and later attended Lincoln College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

Trivia

She once gave a speech about empowerment to sixth and seventh grade girls at Qualters Middle School in Massachusetts.

Family Life

Her mother Claire was a Jewish historian and her father Luiz was an attorney and a member of the Maryland General Assembly.

Associated With

Odd Girl Out was made into a television film starring Alexa Vega.