Wenonah hauter biography sampler

Environmental author

Wenonah Hauter (born May 9, ) is an environmental organizer and environmental writer as the author of two books.

Hauter currently serves as the executive director of Food & Water Watch, a non-governmental organization which she founded.^[1]

Early life and education

At the age of 11, Hauter's family moved to a farm in Virginia, where they lived in poverty.^[2] Her worldview was shaped by the pressing issues of the day—the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights and Women's movements.^[3]

Hauter initially attended community college before transferring to James Madison University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

She later studied at the University of Maryland where she received a Masters in Applied Anthropology.^[4]

Activism

In the early s Hauter worked as a senior organizer