How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us" A Virtual Talk with Author Rachelle Bergstein

How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us: A Virtual Talk with Author Rachelle Bergstein

Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies over the decades. But why were people so drawn to them? And why are we still talking about them in the 21st century? In The Genius of Judy, Blume’s story is revealed as never before, beginning when she was a young mother of two searching for purpose outside of her home in 1960s suburban New Jersey. The books she wrote featured regular children with genuine thoughts and problems. But behind those deceptively simple tales, Blume explored the pillars of the growing women’s rights movement, in which girls and women were entitled to careers, bodily autonomy, fulfilling relationships and even sexual pleasure. Blume wasn’t trying to be a revolutionary—she just wanted to tell honest stories—but in doing so, she created a culture-altering vision of modern adolescence. Blume’s bravery provoked backlash, making her the country’s most-banned author in the mid-1980s. This is the story of how a housewife became a groundbreaking artist, and how generations of empowered fans are her legacy.

Rachelle Bergstein is a lifestyle writer, author and editor whose work has appeared in The New York Times. She is the author of three books: Women from the Ankle Down, Brilliance and Fire and The Genius of Judy. She lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn.

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