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title: "2 Kira Cochrane Quotes - Famous Journalist"
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# Kira Cochrane

(1977)   Journalist

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Kira Cochrane is a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Kira Cochrane

Born January 1, 1977

Profession Journalist

## About Kira Cochrane

British journalist... \| Kira Cochrane is a British journalist and novelist. She is the Head of Features at The Guardian, and worked previously as Head of Opinion. Cochrane is an advocate for women's rights, as well as an active participant in fourth wave feminist movements.

##  Quotes by Kira Cochrane

> [“The academic and writer Sara Ahmed has written brilliantly about the idea of the feminist killjoy, and why it should be embraced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kira-cochrane/the-academic-and-writer-sara-ahmed-has-written-brilliantly-about-the/)

Kira Cochrane

[Activism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/kira-cochrane-101908_activism_the-academic-and-writer-sara-ahmed-has-w_1579598.jpg)

> [“It’s no surprise that a generation of women who were brought up being told that they were equal to men, that sexism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kira-cochrane/it-s-no-surprise-that-a-generation-of-women-who-were-brought-up-being/)

Kira Cochrane

[Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/kira-cochrane-101908_feminism_it-s-no-surprise-that-a-generation-of-wo_3065151.jpg)

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