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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Portrait of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner in 2009

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is an American author, speaker, radio host, co-founder and the executive director/CEO of MomsRising.org. In May 2006 Joan Blades and Rowe-Finkbeiner co-founded MomsRising.

Biography

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is the director of MomsRising. She is also the host of "Breaking Through - Powered by MomsRising"[1] that airs on 1150AM in Seattle, [2] and also airs on other stations across the nation, including TuneIn's Progressive Voices Network, as well as on iTunes and other outlets as a podcast.[3]

In 2005 Rowe-Finkbeiner wrote The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy which was awarded first place by the Independent Book Publishers Association in the category of Women's Issues.[4] Rowe-Finkbeiner also co-wrote with Joan Blades The Motherhood Manifesto which won the Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize. [5] In 2018, Rowe-Finkbeiner wrote Keep Marching: How Every Woman Can Take Action and Change Our World. [6]

Rowe-Finkbeiner is married to former Washington State Senator Bill Finkbeiner.[7] They live in Washington state with their two children.[8]

Honors and awards

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  • Independent Book Publishers Association Award, Women's Issues for The F-Word: Feminism in Jeopardy[9]
  • Rockwood Institute Leadership Fellowship [10]
  • Hunt Alternatives Fund's Prime Movers: Cultivating Social Capital Fellowship [11]
  • Washington State League of Women Voters Good in Government Award [12]

References

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  1. ^ "We Act Radio", weactradio.com; retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1150AM"
  3. ^ "MomsRising Radio on iTunes"; retrieved 2012-09-12.
  4. ^ Association Awards 2005 Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, independentpublisher.com; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize"; retrieved 2023-05-20,
  6. ^ "Keep Marching"; retrieved 2023-05-20,
  7. ^ "Why These Political Odd Couples Get Along So Well". 24 October 2018.
  8. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  9. ^ "Independent Book Publishers Association Award 2005" Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Rockwood Leadership Institute Fellowship"; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "Hunt Alternative Fund Fellowship Profiles"; retrieved February 2, 2012.
  12. ^ "Washington League of Women Voters Newsletter"; retrieved February 2, 2012.
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