Erin Gruwell
Erin Gruwell | |
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Gruwell in 2015 | |
| Born | August 15, 1969 |
| Education | University of California, Irvine (BA) California State University, Long Beach (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Director at the Freedom Writers Foundation, Educator, Author, Social Activist, Podcaster |
| Spouse |
Scott Casey
(m. 1990; div. 1994) |
Erin Gruwell (born August 15, 1969) is an American teacher known for her unique teaching method, which led to the publication of The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them (1999). The 2007 film Freedom Writers and the 2019 PBS documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart are based on her story.