Louise Armstrong

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Louise Armstrong
Born(1937-03-17)March 17, 1937
DiedAugust 10, 2008(2008-08-10) (aged 71)
OccupationAuthor, activist
SpouseTom Hawley
Children2, including Noah Hawley

Louise Armstrong (March 17, 1937 – August 10, 2008)

family violence, and sexual abuse. Her book, Kiss Daddy Goodnight, published by Pocket Books in 1978, is a groundbreaking work on incest.[1][2]

Armstrong was faculty of the Institute of Children's Literature and chaired a committee on family violence for the National Women's Health Network (1979–84).[2] Armstrong also wrote for magazines, including Woman's Day and Connecticut Magazine, On the Issues.[citation needed]

Her son is

Emmy Award-winning television producer and filmmaker Noah Hawley.[1]

Published works

Adult books

Children's books

  • A Child's Guide to Freud, Illustrated,
    Whitney Darrow, Jr.
    (Simon & Schuster, 1963).
  • How to Turn Lemons Into Money, A Child's Guide to Economics (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975).
  • How to Turn Up into Down, A Child's Guide to Inflation, Depression, and Economic Recovery (HBJ, 1978).
  • How to Turn War into Peace, A Child's Guide to Conflict Resolution (HBJ, 1979).
  • Arthur Gets What He Spills (HBJ, 1979)

Collected works

Contributed chapters in the following numerous collected works, both academic and trade.

  • Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism (eds: Dorchen Leidholdt and Janice G. Raymond; Pergamon Press, 1990);
  • Radically Speaking, Feminism Reclaimed (eds: Diane Bell and Renate Klein; Zed Books, 1996);
  • Feminist Foremothers in Women's Studies, Psychology, Mental Health (eds: Phyllis Chesler, Esther D. Rothblum, Ellen Cole; Haworth Press, 1995); and
  • Home Truths About Child Sexual Abuse: Influencing Policy and Practice (ed: Catherine Itzin; London: Routledge, 2000).

References

  1. ^ a b c Bindel, Julie (2008-09-24). "Louise Armstrong". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. ^ .

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