Ingrid Newkirk: A Biography of PETA's Founder

Description

Ingrid Newkirk (born 1949) is best known for her activism regarding animal rights. She is a British citizen who founded the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Newkirk has spent her adult life advocating for the rights of earth's nonhuman inhabitants, sometimes in very provocative ways.

Jon Hochschartner has compiled this chronicle of Newkirk's life and activism through research of the media related to her as well as through interviews with those close to her. The book provides a thorough recap of a career dedicated to action.

Product Details

Price

$14.95 $13.90

Publisher

Sunbury Press, Inc.

Publish Date

February 09, 2019

Pages

188

Dimensions

6.0 X 9.0 X 0.43 inches | 0.62 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9781620060186

BISAC Categories:

Social Activists

Women

Animal Rights

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About the Author

Jon Hochschartner is also the author of The Animals' Freedom Fighter: A Biography of Ronnie Lee, Founder of the Animal Liberation Front which was published by McFarland & Company. As a journalist, Jon has written professionally for the San Francisco Chronicle, Slate, Salon, the PlattsburghPress-Republican, the Adirondack Explorer, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Lake Placid News, the Elizabethtown Valley News, and the Times of Ti, among many other publications.