Background
Levenson was born in east London and raised in Walthamstow.
Levenson was born in east London and raised in Walthamstow.
She studied for her undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature at Manchester University until 1999, where she wrote for the student paper, followed by a postgraduate diploma in journalism at City University in 2001.
She has written for The Guardian and New Statesman among others and is an occasional columnist for The Independent, writing opinion pieces and topical features on social policy and cultural theory. She also lectures part-time in journalism at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and on the London Programme of Syracuse University. She is Jewish. She was previously a stand-up comedian.
Her book on feminism, The Noughtie Girl"s Guide to Feminism was published by Oneworld Publications in July 2009. Sarah Vine of The Times described her as "a good example of the younger breed of feminists, women who are not exactly on the front line but who still make a contribution to the debate." Mary Fitzgerald of Prospect magazine argued that "whether or not you think the argument is dumbed-down feminism-lite (as I did in places), this book remains important." Molly Guinness writing in The Spectator complained that "the book is aimed at people that haven"t thought about feminism. But Levenson makes no attempt to create well-informed feminists with a good sense of perspective." She has appeared on the Moral Maze and Woman"s Hour on Radio 4.
