Simmons, Rachel: - RACHEL SIMMONS, bestselling author of Odd Girl Out, Odd Girl Speaks Out, The Curse of the Good Girl, and Enough as She Is, is an educator and cofounder of the Girls Leadership Institute. A Rhodes Scholar, she has appeared on Today, Oprah, and other major shows, including her own PBS special, and writes frequently for Teen Vogue. Simmons is the Girls Research Scholar in Residence at the Hewitt School in New York City, New York.