Obituaries

In Remembrance: Elizabeth Wurtzel ’08JD Died on January 7 2020

Elizabeth Wurtzel passed away on January 7, 2020. Wurtzel published her first novel Prozac Nation at the age of 27 before studying at the Yale School of Law. Later in life, she became an advocate for BRCA testing after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Wurtzel is survived by her husband, James Freed Jr., as well as her mother.

The New York Times ran a more extensive obituary on Wurtzel on January 7, 2020. It can be found here.

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