Susan Gordon Lydon | |
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 Susan Gordon Lydon with her daughter Shuna in 1968 | |
| Born | Susan Carol Goldenberg November 14, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2005 (aged 61) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, author, columnist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vassar College |
| Notable works | "The Politics of Orgasm" (1970) |
| Spouse |
Michael Lydon (m. 1965–1971) |
| Children | 1 |
Susan Gordon Lydon (November 14, 1943 – July 15, 2005) was an American journalist and writer, known for her 1970 feminist essay "The Politics of Orgasm", which brought the female fake orgasm into popular discussion.
She helped start Rolling Stone magazine and covered music journalism for it, and also wrote pieces for Ramparts, Ms. and The New York Times Magazine. She started a newspaper for the Arica School in the 1970s. She was a columnist for the Oakland Tribune newspaper, and she wrote two books about knitting.
In 1993 she published a memoir, Take The Long Way Home: Memoirs Of A Survivor, detailing her career highs and drug-addicted lows, ending in a successful recovery. Her memoir came one year after the book Home Fires, written by Don Katz about her birth family, the Gordons.