Alison Piepmeier directs the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the College of Charleston, where she is also associate professor of English. She is a recognized academic voice about third wave feminism. She has authored articles on third wave feminism for The Scholar & Feminist Online, The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third Wave Feminism (ed. Leslie Heywood, 2005), and Bitch magazine. She is regularly interviewed by local and national media outlets for her opinions on young feminist issues ranging from roller derby to abortion to women changing their names when they marry. She has given numerous conference presentations on grrrl zines and lectures frequently about third wave feminism and grrrl zines at colleges and universities across the country. For more information, visit alisonpiepmeier.com.
