Rookie Founder Tavi Gevison on Feminism and Facing Your Fears

Before there was Lenny Letter and the show, Girls, on HBO, there was Rookie magazine, the online publication geared towards teenage girls about love, life, friends, fashion and pop culture founded by Tavi Gevinson. Giving high school women a voice and the encouragement to embrace their questions, fears and successes, Rookie paved the wave for a whole new era of what it means to be a girl.

Founder Tavi Gevison is an American writer, magazine editor, actress and singer. She exploded on the style scene at the age of 12, due to her fashion blog, Style Rookie. By the age of 15, she shifted her attention to pop culture and discussions of the world from a young woman's eyes as the Editor-in-Chief of Rookie Magazine, aimed at and written by teenage girls. In both 2011 and 2012, she appeared on the Forbes "30 Under 30 in Media" list. In 2014, she was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by Time magazine. Tavi is currently pursuing acting both on stage, having just finished This is Our Youth and just about to start The Crucible on Broadway, and in film, starring in titles like Enough Said besides Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and James Galdolfini. All this, and she is only 19.

At the end of every year, Tavi publishes a hard-copy yearbook, a compendium of online articles from Rookie, along with illustrations, dioramas and more. Over Chilled Peanut Satay Noodles, with marinated tofu and seasonal pickles, the Lula '99 Turkey Sandwich, with avocado and chile aioli, and a Grain Bowl with bitter greens, wood grilled apple, celery, white cheddar, and hazelnut vinaigrette from Lula Cafe, Tavi and I discuss the release of her final yearbook, Rookie Yearbook Four. We also discuss feminism, facing your fears and the best beauty tip of them all: self-confidence.

Enjoy my latest podcast with Tavi Gevinson on The Dinner Party To Go Podcast on WGN Radio's WGN Plus.

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