Heather Armstrong
Heather Armstrong | |
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Armstrong at the 2008 BlogHer conference | |
| Born | Heather Brooke Hamilton July 19, 1975 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2023 (aged 47) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Other names | Dooce |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | Blogger |
| Spouse |
Jon Armstrong
(m. 2002; div. 2013) |
| Partner | Pete Ashdown |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | dooce |
Heather Brooke Armstrong (née Hamilton; July 19, 1975 – May 9, 2023) was an American blogger and internet personality from Salt Lake City, Utah, who began writing under the pseudonym Dooce. She was best known for her website dooce.com, which peaked at nearly 8.5 million monthly readers in 2004 before declining due to various factors including the rise of social media; she had actively blogged from c. 2001 until her death by suicide in 2023.