Rayne Fisher-Quann (born August 9, 2001) is a Canadian writer and cultural critic.[1][2]
Rayne Fisher-Quann | |
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| Born | August 9, 2001 Toronto, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
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Activism
editIn September 2018, Fisher-Quann helped create the student organization March for Our Education in order to lead student actions to protest Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to repeal the sex education content of the provincial Health and Physical Education curriculum, cancel a proposed Indigenous-focused curriculum, and enact other funding cuts to education.[3][4] The first student rally took place in Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario on July 21, 2018.[5][6] In September 2018, Fisher-Quann co-organized another day of action with fellow student and activist Indygo Arscott from Decolonize Our Schools.[5] Using the hashtags #WeTheStudentsDoConsent, #StudentsSayYes and #FreeTheStudents, students organized across social media leading to student walkouts and rallies across Ontario on September 20, 21 and 22, 2018.[7][8] In April 2019, Fisher-Quann and March for Our Education helped to register schools for another province-wide student walkout against government cuts to education organized by Ontario high school student Natalie Moore.[9]
Following the student protests, Fisher-Quann was a featured speaker at the 2019 Toronto Women's March in January 2019.[10] She was also a keynote speaker at a UNICEF Canada youth activism summit on November 20, 2019.[11]
Writing career
editFisher-Quann created the Substack blog internet princess in September, 2021.[12] As of July 4, 2023, it currently ranks 20th on Substack's leaderboard of most popular culture blogs by paid subscriptions.[13] Fisher-Quann has also written for a number of prominent cultural publications, including i-D[14] and the New York Times.[15]
Her writing has received widespread praise and media coverage, with profiles on Fisher-Quann and internet princess appearing in Vox,[16] Slate,[17] and Vanity Fair.[18]
In August 2023, she announced that she would be publishing a book called Complex Female Character with Knopf.[19]
Education
editFisher-Quann attended high school at William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario[4] and was a student at the University of British Columbia.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Rayne Fisher-Quann Deconstructs the Weirdness of Online Womanhood". Vanity Fair. March 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Jennings, Rebecca (March 8, 2022). "A day in the digital life of an internet it-girl". Vox. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "March For Our Education". Canadian Civil Liberties Association. July 23, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Teotonio, Isabel; Rushowy, Kristin (September 20, 2018). "'We want to have our voices heard,' says teen behind provincewide student sex-ed protest". thestar.com. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Paling, Emma (September 20, 2018). "17-Year-Old Leads Student Walkout Over Ontario Sex Ed Curriculum". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Goldman, Jordana (October 19, 2018). "Three ways young Toronto activists are fighting Doug Ford". NOW Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ D'Amore, Rachael (April 4, 2019). "Students across Ontario walk out of class in protest of Ford education changes". Toronto. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Ontario high school students walk out over curriculum". CTVNews. September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Strashin, Jamie (April 4, 2019). "A generation waiting to be heard: Massive walkout shows reach of engaged student activists". cbc.ca.
- ^ Tiziana, Tanja (January 19, 2019). "Photos of the Toronto Women's March 2019". Now Toronto.
- ^ Cision Canada (November 19, 2019). "Youth activists take over the future at largest National Child Day event in Canada".
- ^ Fisher-Quann, Rayne (May 24, 2024). "i am god's healthiest little angel". internet princess.
- ^ "Leaderboard: Culture (Paid)". Substack.
- ^ Fisher-Quann, Rayne. "What does it mean to get 'woman'd'?". i-D.
- ^ Fisher-Quann, Rayne. "How To Drop Out Of College". The New York Times.
- ^ Jennings, Rebecca (December 8, 2022). "A day in the life of an internet it-gir". Vox.
- ^ Hampton, Rachel (April 15, 2023). "Meet the Internet's Princess". Slate.
- ^ Cai, Delia (March 11, 2022). "Rayne Fisher-Quann Deconstructs the Weirdness of Online Womanhood". Vanity Fair.
- ^ fisher-quann, rayne (August 3, 2023). "COMPLEX FEMALE CHARACTER: my first book". internet princess. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Cox Thomson, Alicia (November 19, 2019). "Rayne Fisher-Quann: How I Made It as an Activist and Speaker - FLARE". www.flare.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.