11 Facts About Caitlin Flanagan

Caitlin Flanagan was born on November 14,1961 and is an American writer and social critic.

Caitlin Flanagan is white, and the daughter of Jean, a nurse, and writer Thomas Flanagan.

Caitlin Flanagan's writing and social criticism frequently explore the intersection of public and private, and seek to expose hypocrisies in social narratives of the powerful and the prominent.

Caitlin Flanagan has referred to herself as a Democrat and a liberal.

Caitlin Flanagan wrote an article in support of Dianne Feinstein's response to youth climate activists, who were mostly from a 350.

Caitlin Flanagan has written about contradictory currents in the lives of American women, including herself, who discovered later in life a joy in motherhood and social value in domesticity that ran counter to the view of women's domestic lives as oppressive.

Consequently, she has been criticized, for instance by Joan Walsh, for misrepresenting her life choices and then condemning other women for not choosing a lifestyle Caitlin Flanagan herself did not choose either.

Caitlin Flanagan argued that these women, while claiming to be virtuous and concerned for others, simultaneously robbed these workers by not paying Social Security taxes.

Caitlin Flanagan has appeared as a guest on The Colbert Report and Real Time with Bill Maher.

Caitlin Flanagan was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for several articles that year, including two pieces about Babe.

Caitlin Flanagan was one of several commentators who argued that the woman who wrote the piece ignored her own agency, not considering her own ability to speak up and leave the situation.