Rayne Fisher-Quann
Rayne Fisher-Quann | |
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| Born | August 9, 2001 Toronto, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
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| Website | raynefisherquann |
Rayne Fisher-Quann (born August 9, 2001) is a Canadian writer and cultural critic.[1][2]
Activism
[edit]In September 2018, Fisher-Quann helped create the student organization March for Our Education in order to lead student actions to protest Premier of Ontario Doug Ford's decision to repeal the sex education content of the provincial Health and Physical Education curriculum, cancel a proposed Indigenous-focused curriculum, and enact other funding cuts to education.[3][4] The first student rally took place in Queen's Park in Toronto on July 21, 2018.[5][6] In September 2018, Fisher-Quann co-organized another day of action with fellow student and activist Indygo Arscott from Decolonize Our Schools.[5] Using the hashtags #WeTheStudentsDoConsent, #StudentsSayYes, and #FreeTheStudents, students organized across social media leading to student walkouts and rallies across Ontario on September 20, 21, and 22.[7][8] In April 2019, Fisher-Quann and March for Our Education helped to register schools for another province-wide student walkout against government cuts to education organized by Ontario high school student Natalie Moore.[9]
Following the student protests, Fisher-Quann was a featured speaker at the 2019 Toronto Women's March in January 2019.[10] She was also a keynote speaker at a UNICEF Canada youth activism summit on November 20, 2019.[11]
Career
[edit]Fisher-Quann created the Substack blog internet princess in September, 2021.[12] Fisher-Quann has also written for a number of cultural publications, including i-D[13] and The New York Times.[14]
Her writing has received praise and media coverage including profiles on Fisher-Quann and internet princess appearing in Vox,[2] Slate,[15] and Vanity Fair.[1]
In August 2023, she announced that she would be publishing a collection of essays called Complex Female Character with Knopf.[16][17]
In 2023, she gave a talk called "Girl, Online" at McGill University.[17]
Education
[edit]Fisher-Quann attended high school at William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario[4] and was a student at the University of British Columbia.[18] She lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cai, Delia (March 11, 2022). "Rayne Fisher-Quann Deconstructs the Weirdness of Online Womanhood". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Jennings, Rebecca (March 8, 2022). "A day in the digital life of an internet it-girl". Vox. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "March For Our Education". Canadian Civil Liberties Association. July 23, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Teotonio, Isabel; Rushowy, Kristin (September 20, 2018). "'We want to have our voices heard,' says teen behind provincewide student sex-ed protest". The Star. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Paling, Emma (September 20, 2018). "17-Year-Old Rayne Fisher-Quann Leads Student Walkout Over Ontario Sex-Ed Curriculum". HuffPost. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Goldman, Jordana (October 19, 2018). "Three ways young Toronto activists are fighting Doug Ford". NOW Toronto. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ D'Amore, Rachael (April 4, 2019). "Students across Ontario walk out of class in protest of Ford education changes". Toronto. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Ontario high school students walk out over curriculum". CTVNews. September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Strashin, Jamie (April 4, 2019). "A generation waiting to be heard: Massive walkout shows reach of engaged student activists". CBC.
- ^ "Photos of the Toronto Women's March 2019". NOW Toronto. January 19, 2019.
- ^ O'Connor, Emily (November 19, 2019). "Youth activists take over the future at largest National Child Day event in Canada". UNICEF Canada. Newswire.
- ^ Fisher-Quann, Rayne (September 17, 2021). "i am god's healthiest little angel". internet princess. Substack.
- ^ "Rayne Fisher-Quann". i-D. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Fisher-Quann, Rayne (July 17, 2022). "How To Drop Out Of College". The New York Times.
- ^ Hampton, Rachel (April 15, 2023). "Meet the Internet's Princess". Slate.
- ^ fisher-quann, rayne (August 3, 2023). "COMPLEX FEMALE CHARACTER: my first book". internet princess. Substack. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c Garmaise, Ariella (February 5, 2025). "Can Rayne Fisher-Quann Shift from Internet Princess to Bestselling Author?". The Walrus. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Cox Thomson, Alicia (November 19, 2019). "Meet the Teenager Who Led the Ontario Student Sex-Ed Walkout—and Started a Movement". FASHION Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2025.