Goodman, Ellen (1941–)

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Goodman, Ellen (1941–)

American syndicated columnist. Born April 11, 1941, in Newton, Massachusetts; Radcliffe College, BA (cum laude), 1963; attended Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow, 1973–74; m. Bob Levey (journalist for Boston Globe).

Began career as a researcher at Newsweek; became a reporter for Detroit Free Press (1965), then Boston Globe (1967), where she launched her op-ed column "At Large"; was later syndicated in over 450 newspapers; writings include Turning Points (1979) and (with Patricia O'Brien) I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in Women's Lives (2000); collections of columns include Close to Home (1979), At Large (1981), Keeping in Touch (1985), Making Sense (1989), Value Judgments (1993) and Paper Trail (2004). Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary (1980).

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