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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
American author and political activist
Linda Tirado (born 1981 or 1982)[1] Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America [2] [3] The Guardian The Daily Beast BBC's 100 Women .[4]
Early life and education
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Tirado attended Cedar City High School and Southern Utah University .[5] [3]
Career
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Tirado first came to public attention in October 2013 when a comment she made about living in poverty on a Gawker Media website, Killer Martinis , went viral; she later expanded it into her book, Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America Bloomberg Businessweek [6] Toronto Star thrift store sweater and ill-fitting jeans, running for office one day soon."[7]
Shortly after Tirado's Killer Martinis post, an article in the Houston Press [8] [3] poverty porn , describing poverty through negative stereotypes those who have never experienced it would expect to read.[8] GoFundMe page she was running; while she described her essay as
"impressionistic" she made public records showing that for several years she and her family had received Medicaid ,[9] WIC .[10] [3]
In May 2020, she was injured in her left eye while she was covering the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul . Tirado believed the injury was caused by a rubber bullet fired by the police, though it was later reported to be a sponge bullet .[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Minneapolis Police Department around June 14, 2020.[11] aftermath , the Minneapolis City Council agreed to a $600,000 settlement.[16]
Tirado has also written articles for The Guardian The Daily Beast
Honors
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In 2014, Tirado was included in the BBC's 100 Women .[4] National Press Club .[17]
Personal life
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Tirado wrote Hand to Mouth while living in Utah. As of 2014, she lived in Washington, D.C. , with her husband and two daughters.[1]
As of June 2024, Tirado has reported that she is dying due to complications following her 2020 traumatic brain injury.[18] [19]
References
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^ a b c d Goldberg, Michelle (December 11, 2013). "Linda Tirado Is Not a Hoax: The author of "Why I Make Terrible Decisions" discovers the dark side of Internet fame" . The Nation the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019 .
^ a b "Who are the 100 Women 2014?" . BBC . October 26, 2014.
^ Foster, Dawn (December 9, 2014). "Linda Tirado: Any commission that aims to abolish hunger must first address income" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ Coy, Peter (October 2, 2014). "Poorsplaining: What It's Really Like to Be Poor in America" . Bloomberg Businessweek the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014 .
^ Kaye, Marcia (December 5, 2014). "Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado: Review" . Toronto Star . Retrieved December 6, 2014 .
^ a b Leicht, Angelica (November 29, 2013). "That Viral 'Poverty Thoughts' Essay Is Totally Ridiculous" . Houston Press the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2022 .
^ "Medicaid eligibility letter" . Amazon Web Services . July 27, 2010. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2022 .
^ "Welcome to WIC" . Amazon Web Services . July 2, 2010. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2022 .
^ a b "Photographer amid Minneapolis unrest sues, says officers blinded her in eye with nonlethal shot" . Star Tribune
^ Tirado, Linda (May 29, 2020). "Hey folks, took a tracer found to the face (I think, given my backpack) and am headed into surgery to see if we can save my left eye" . @KillerMartinis . Retrieved May 31, 2020 .
^ Tirado, Linda (May 30, 2020). "I hat we think happened is I took a rubber bullet to the face" . @KillerMartinis . Retrieved May 31, 2020 .
^ "A Reporter's Cry on Live TV: 'I'm Getting Shot! I'm Getting Shot!' . The New York Times . Retrieved May 31, 2020 .
^ Tirado, Linda (May 30, 2020). "No worries, I've been back at work for five hours now. My job is to witness and they only got my left eye. My right one is good to go" . @KillerMartinis . Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
^ Webster, Tony (May 26, 2022). "Minneapolis settles lawsuit with Linda Tirado, journalist blinded in one eye during May 2020 unrest" . Minnesota Reformer . Retrieved May 26, 2022 .
^ "National Press Club Honors Linda Tirado With Press Freedom Award" . www.prnewswire.com . National Press Club. August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
^ Tirado, Linda; Adler, Sav (June 13, 2024). "Story Thirty-Nine" . Stories From The Rail . Retrieved June 24, 2024 .
^ Schuman, David (June 20, 2024). "Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries" . CBS Minnesota . Retrieved June 21, 2024 .
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