Dominique Browning
Dominique Browning is an American climate activist, writer, and editor who also co-founded environmental nonprofit Moms Clean Air Force, a special project of the Environmental Defense Fund. From 1995 to 2007 she was the editor-in-chief of the Conde Nast shelter publication House & Garden. Prior to House & Garden she worked at Savvy, American Photographer, Esquire, Newsweek, and Mirabella. As the editor-in-chief of the re-launched House & Garden, she said she introduced global environment issues to the magazine, and sought to search for the more meaningful ideals behind the consumerism of Condé Nast publications.[1]
Life
[edit]Browning graduated from Wesleyan University in 1977 with a major in philosophy, literature, and history, and is a classically trained pianist.[2][3][4] She is the founder of Moms Clean Air Force, an environmental protection organization dedicated to improving air quality standards, maintains a personal blog called 'Slow Love Life', and her writing is regularly featured in The New York Times and Time.[5] She currently contributes to multiple newspapers and magazines, and has a monthly column on the website of the Environmental Defense Fund.[6]
Writing
[edit]Browning has authored the following books:
- Around the House and In the Garden: a Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement
- Paths of Desire: the Passion of a Suburban Gardener
- Slow Love: How I Lost my Job, Put on My Pajamas, and Found Happiness (released May 9, 2010)[7][8][9]
Browning's books deal with her personal life. She was married to Nicholas Lemann,[10] with whom she has two sons, Alexander and Theodore. Her most recent book, Slow Love, recounts her post-divorce relationship with "Stroller", the pseudonym of the legally separated man with whom she had a seven-year relationship, and who repeatedly asked her why it mattered that he was married.
Browning has also written books under the House & Garden brand:
- The House & Garden Book of Style
- The Well-Lived Life
- Gardens of Paradise
- House of Worship[11]
Environmental Activities
[edit]Browning co-founded Moms Clean Air Force in 2010 with a focus on climate change. The national organization now has 1.5 million members and more than one dozen state chapters [12] She was honored in 2016 with The Rachel Carson Award presented by The National Audubon Society.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Dominique Browning". Design Observer. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "After Losing Job, Editor Dominique Browning Finds A Healing Place – Hartford Courant". Articles.courant.com. April 16, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Dominique Browning's Personal Nature Blog " About Dominique Browning". Blogs.edf.org. November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Archive". Wesleyan University Magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ Browning, Dominique (August 22, 2012). "The Real Lesson of Formaldehyde In Baby Shampoo", Time. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Finding Yourself Again – San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. September 29, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ Seymour, Miranda (May 14, 2010). "Book Review – Slow Love – By Dominique Browning". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ Browning, Dominique (March 25, 2010). "Dominique Browning – What I Lost When I Lost My Job". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Dominique Browning's 'Slow Love,' reviewed by Carolyn See". The Washington Post. May 21, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Dominique A. Browning Marries Nicholas Lemann", May 21, 1983, The New York Times.
- ^ "Dominique Browning: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Meet the Moms Who Are Fed Up with the Climate Crisis — and Fighting to 'Change the Conversation'". Peoplemag. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Rachel Carson Award Honorees | Audubon". www.audubon.org. Retrieved February 6, 2024.