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Rachel Balik

Senior Writer

Rachel has been with findingDulcinea since February of 2007. Before joining the team, Rachel was a copywriter at a financial services marketing firm. She has also worked in arts administration at New York's Roundabout Theatre Company and as a production assistant on off-Broadway shows.  Rachel's eclectic post-college years also include a stint as a yoga studio assistant and a summer spent assistant-teaching philosophy at Phillips Exeter Academy. She has a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania with a minor in Theatre Arts. For more about Rachel read her blog, Wicked Witch Of The Web or follow Rachel on Twitter.

Favorite Web sites:
  Seeqpod 
  PopMatters
The New York Times

Most Recent Articles by Rachel Balik

  • Happy Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Author of the “Little House on the Prairie” Series
    American pioneer Laura Ingalls Wilder did not begin writing her first book until she was 64. Only with her daughter’s coaxing did she ultimately decide to share her story, and a beloved children’s classic, the “Little House on the Prairie” series, was born.
  • Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand, Proponent of “The Virtue of Selfishness”
    Outlier and icon, enemy of altruism and champion of the free market, writer and philosopher, Ayn Rand was too extreme to be categorized by any single school of thought other than her own. To this day, she has retained an avid following and garners intense interest from many great figures in business.
  • Happy Birthday, Oprah Winfrey, Influential Talk Show Host
    Oprah Winfrey, television talk show host, actress and philanthropist, is one of the richest and most powerful people in America. She defied odds by surviving an extremely damaging childhood and although primarily an entertainer, she is committed to education, enrichment and cultural expansion.
  • Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton, Mathematician and Physicist
    Physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton was one of the most influential figures of the scientific revolution. He made significant contributions to the mathematical discipline of calculus and his theories on motion and gravitational forces laid the foundation for the field of modern physics.
  • Happy Birthday, Marlene Dietrich, Glamorous Siren of the Silver Screen
    An icon of sexuality and sensuality who captured her public with understated beauty and nonchalant charm, the German-born Marlene Dietrich was one of the truly unforgettable legends of film. She was a singer, a dancer, a leading lady, an entirely original fashion trendsetter and even a commended World War II hero.
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