Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson: Biography in Details

Who is Marianne Williamson?

Marianne Williamson is a political activist, bestselling author, and spiritual thought leader. Marianne is a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles.

She has also authored Project Angel Food, which is a volunteer sustenance delivery program that meets the needs of home-bound people that have HIV/AIDS and other viral diseases.

In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance, a nonprofit grassroots education and advocacy organization focused on increasing U.S. government support of peace-building approaches to domestic and international conflicts.

Marianne Williamson- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Marianne Deborah Williamson was born on July 8, 1952, in Houston, Texas, United States. She was born to Samuel Williamson (father) and Sophie Ann (mother). Her father is a World War II veteran and immigration lawyer.

Whereas, her mother is a homemaker and community volunteer. She has a brother named Peter and sister Elizabeth. But, her sister has already expired.

In which school did Marianne Williamson attend?

Marianne was raised middle class in Conservative Catholic and Judaism. She went to Houston ISD’s Bellaire High School. Later, she studied theater and philosophy at Pomona College. Later, she dropped out of college in 1973.

Marianne Williamson- Professional Life, Career

In 1979, Marianne ran a metaphysical bookstore coffee shop. Later, she moved to Los Angeles to start a new one. There she got a job at the Philosophical Research Society.

As a part of the lecture, she has spoken about A Course in Miracles as a self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy. Additionally, she decided to stop teaching and join the ministry.

In a Unity Church, she became the spiritual leader. Moreover, she has 50,000 television viewers and 2,300 congregants. Later, she grew the church into one of the country’s biggest Unity churches.

Due to some issues, in 2003 she resigned from the Church Renaissance Unity Interfaith Spiritual Fellowship. If she did not design at the time she would be fired.

Marianne Williamson is also a best-selling author. She has written 13 books. Among them, 7 books have been on the New York Times bestseller list. She has written the books like Illuminata, A Woman’s Worth, A Politics of Love, etc.

Moreover, in the 1980s Marianne began founding charities based on principles in the Course. To support the HIV/AIDS patients, she launched Project Angel Food.

Political career

Marianne Williamson ran for California’s 33rd congressional district, in 2014. Therefore, she was both praised and criticized by the people. She launched the campaign on progressive issues. Like, LGBTQ equality, women’s reproductive rights, and finance reform.

Therefore, she collected $2.4 million, of which she contributed 25%. Unfortunately, she lost the general election to the top vote-getting Democrat from the primary. Williamson launched her presidential campaign, on January 28, 2019.

Besides that, she has done many other works for which she has been appreciated. She has supported free tuition at public colleges, community colleges, and trade colleges.

She supports paid leave, pay equity, union rights, and a universal basic income. Williamson supports the Medicare for All type of plan. She stated that she supports extending health coverage. Additionally, she also has been supporting The Equality Act.

How much does Marianne Williamson earn?

Her net worth is estimated at $2 million USD. Williamson earns from her best-selling books, online courses, and speaking fees.

Rumors, Controversy

Williamson has been controversial due to her tweet. Her tweet made people feel offensive due to which she was dragged into a controversy. Later, she deleted the tweet. Besides, Marianne has always come forward to help the people. Likewise, she has been helping needy people for decades. And, people are remembering her for her good deeds.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Marianne Williamson is very pretty and beautiful. She stands at a height of  5 feet 7 inches and has an average weight of 60 kg. Williamson has brown eyes color and brown hair color. Other information regarding her body measurement is not revealed yet.

Social Media

Marianne is active on different social media platforms. She has an Instagram account with 544k followers in it. In her Facebook account, she has gained, 826k followers. She joined Twitter in February 2009, with the account name @marwilliamson. As of now, she has 2.7 million followers on Twitter.

Trivia/Facts

• Marianne’s zodiac sign is Cancer.
• As of 2022, she is 69 years old.

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