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After working briefly for the radical magazine '', for founding the Feminist magazine '' Spare Rib '' in 1971 .

In 1973 she co-founded Virago Press , with Carmen Callil and Marsha Rowe, a publishing concern committed to women's writing; Calill had originated the idea the previous year.

From 1992-96, she was editor of the men's magazine Esquire .

Boycott was the first 's Trafalgar Square on 28th March , 1998 . Rosie Boycott's speech in Trafalgar Square, 28 March 1998

She was also editor of the '' Daily Express '' (May 1998 - January 2001), leaving soon after the newspaper was bought by Richard Desmond and being replaced by Richard Addis .

Boycott has made several appearances on '' Newsnight Review '' and other cultural and current affairs programmes, where the fact that she is a Recovering Alcoholic has been discussed. She was banned from driving for three years in September 2003 after crashing on the A303, injuring another driver. She was cut free from the wreckage. A court was told she had also been caught drunk driving the day before. 'The Times' September 3 2003
She has also presented the BBC Radio 4 programme '' A Good Read ''. Boycott has sat on judging panels for Literary contests, notably chairing the panel judging the 2001 '' Orange Prize For Fiction ''. She is also a media advisor for the Council Of Europe .http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma2002judges.htm

In March 2002, she denounced the . She is rumoured to be considering becoming a Parliamentary candidate. In September 2007, Boycott appeared in the third series of '' Hell's Kitchen ''. On September 6 , 2007 Boycott was the first contestant to be voted off ''Hells Kitchen'' by the public.


PUBLICATIONS

  • ''Batty Bloomers and Boycott: A Little Etymology of Eponymous Words'', Peter Bedrick Books, 1983, ISBN 0-911745-12-2

  • ''All For Love'', Fontana Press, 1989, ISBN 0-00-617698-4

  • ''A Nice Girl Like Me: A Story of the Seventies'', 1988, ISBN 0-330-30103-9

  • ''The fastest diet'', London : Sphere, 1984. ISBN 0-7221-1960-7



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