1. Helen Thorpe was born on January 23,1963 and is an American author and freelance journalist who was the First Lady of Colorado following her husband's inauguration until their divorce in 2015.
12 Facts About Helen Thorpe
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Helen Thorpe has written for major American newspapers and magazines, and has authored four books.
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Helen Thorpe then worked for a short time at both The New York Observer as a staff writer, and then, having caught the attention of editor Tina Brown, for New Yorker Magazine.
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Helen Thorpe's stories have been published in George, New York, Westword, The New York Times Magazine, and 5280.
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Helen Thorpe wrote Talk of the Town for The New Yorker, and has written for Slate and Harper's Bazaar.
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Helen Thorpe explores what it means to "be American" while learning these refugee students' stories, presenting a perspective on the issues of immigration, multiculturalism, and America's role on the global stage.
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Helen Thorpe's fourth book, Finding Motherland, is a collection of linked essays about family, food, and migration.
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Some of Helen Thorpe's stories have aired on the radio shows This American Life and Soundprint.
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Helen Thorpe teaches narrative nonfiction at Lighthouse Writers Workshop and Regis University.
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Helen Thorpe has taught at Colorado College as a visiting professor in the journalism program.
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Helen Thorpe is a board member of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.
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Helen Thorpe met John Hickenlooper in 2000 at her 37th birthday party while she was living in Texas.