Dominique Browning

Dominique Browning is an American climate activist, writer, and editor who also co-founded environmental nonprofit Moms Clean Air Force, a special project of the Environmental Defense Fund. From 1995 to 2007 she was the editor-in-chief of the Conde Nast shelter publication House & Garden. Prior to House & Garden she worked at Savvy, American Photographer, Esquire, Newsweek, and Mirabella. As the editor-in-chief of the re-launched House & Garden, she said she introduced global environment issues to the magazine, and sought to search for the more meaningful ideals behind the consumerism of Condé Nast publications.^[1]

Life

Browning graduated from Wesleyan University in 1977 with a major in philosophy, literature, and history, and is a classically trained pianist.^[2][3][4] She is the founder of Moms Clean Air Force, an environmental protection organization dedicated to improving air quality standards, maintains a personal blog called 'Slow Love Life', and her writing is regularly featured in The New York Times and Time.^[5] She currently contributes to multiple newspapers and magazines, and has a monthly column on the website of the Environmental Defense Fund.^[6]

Writing

Browning has authored the following books:

• Around the House and In the Garden: a Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement
• Paths of Desire: the Passion of a Suburban Gardener
• Slow Love: How I Lost my Job, Put on My Pajamas, and Found Happiness (released May 9, 2010)^[7][8][9]

Browning's books deal with her personal life. She was married to Nicholas Lemann,^[10] with whom she has two sons, Alexander and Theodore. Her most recent book, Slow Love, recounts her post-divorce relationship with "Stroller", the pseudonym of the legally separated man with whom she had a seven-year relationship, and who repeatedly asked her why it mattered that he was married.

Browning has also written books under the House & Garden brand:

• The House & Garden Book of Style
• The Well-Lived Life
• Gardens of Paradise
• House of Worship^[11]

Environmental Activities

Browning co-founded Moms Clean Air Force in 2010 with a focus on climate change. The national organization now has 1.5 million members and more than one dozen state chapters ^[12] She was honored in 2016 with The Rachel Carson Award presented by The National Audubon Society.^[13]

References

1. "Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Dominique Browning". Design Observer. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
2. "After Losing Job, Editor Dominique Browning Finds A Healing Place – Hartford Courant". Articles.courant.com. April 16, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
3. "Dominique Browning's Personal Nature Blog " About Dominique Browning". Blogs.edf.org. November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
4. . Wesleyan University Magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
5. Browning, Dominique (August 22, 2012). "The Real Lesson of Formaldehyde In Baby Shampoo", Time. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
6. "Finding Yourself Again – San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. September 29, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
7. Seymour, Miranda (May 14, 2010). "Book Review – Slow Love – By Dominique Browning". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
8. Browning, Dominique (March 25, 2010). "Dominique Browning – What I Lost When I Lost My Job". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
9. "Dominique Browning's 'Slow Love,' reviewed by Carolyn See". The Washington Post. May 21, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
10. "Dominique A. Browning Marries Nicholas Lemann", May 21, 1983, The New York Times.
11. "Dominique Browning: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
12. "Meet the Moms Who Are Fed Up with the Climate Crisis — and Fighting to 'Change the Conversation'". Peoplemag. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
13. "The Rachel Carson Award Honorees | Audubon". www.audubon.org. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Dominique Browning's Blog
• Excerpt from Slow Love
• Moms Clean Air Force