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She's born in Butte, MT
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Marries her first husband, John Ehrenreich, whom she met during an anti-war activism campaign in New York City
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Her son Ben is born
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Began co-teaching a course on women and health with feminist journalist and academic Deirdre English
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Her mother dies, Ehrenreich suspects from suicide. No specific month or day is available at this time.
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Divorces her first husband, John Ehrenreich
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Served as an adjunct associate professor at New York University and as a visiting professor at the University of Missouri at Columbia and at Sangamon State University.
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Shared the National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting with colleagues at Mother Jones magazine
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Received a Ford Foundation award
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Married her second husband, Gary Stevenson, a union organizer for the Teamsters.
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Received Guggenheim Fellowship
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Divorced her second husband, Gary Stevenson
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Received grant for research and writing from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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American Humanist Association named her "Humanist of the Year".
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Received the Sidney Hillman Award for journalism
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Endorsed the Presidential campaign of Ralph Nader
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.
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Diagnosed with breast cancer, and then wrote the award-winning article "Welcome to Cancerland", published in the November 2001 issue of Harper's Magazine.
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Won a National Magazine Award for her essay "Welcome to Cancerland: A mammogram leads to a cult of pink kitsch",
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Received the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship
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Urged voters to support John Kerry in the swing states.
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Founded United Professionals
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Is an honorary co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America
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Received the "Freedom from Want" Medal
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Showed support for Senator Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign
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Gives a speech labeling herself as a 'fourth generation athiest'