Susan Gordon Lydon

Susan Gordon Lydon was an American journalist and writer. She was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1943. She helped start Rolling Stone magazine and covered music journalism for it. She also wrote pieces for Ramparts, Ms. and The New York Times Magazine. She was a columnist for the Oakland Tribune newspaper, and she wrote two books about knitting. She died in 2005 from cancer.

Here are some of her notable achievements:

* She wrote the feminist essay "The Politics of Orgasm", which brought the female fake orgasm into popular discussion.
* She was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine.
* She wrote for Ramparts, a left-wing publication.
* She wrote for Ms., a feminist magazine.
* She wrote for The New York Times Magazine.
* She was a columnist for the Oakland Tribune newspaper.
* She wrote two books about knitting.
* She died from cancer in 2005.