What is Marianne Williamson?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Marianne Williamson |image = Marianne Williamson November 2019 (1).jpg |caption = Williamson in November 2019 |birth_name = Marianne Deborah Williamson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|8}} |birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |otherparty = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2014) |children = 1 |education = [[Pomona College]] |signature = Marianne Williamson signature.png }} '''Marianne Deborah Williamson''' (born July 8, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adze.com/Celebrities/MarianneWilliamson.htm|title=StarBios Report for Marianne Williamson|author=Knapp, Gwenn|year=2006|publisher=MOTTASIA Inc.|access-date=2006-07-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018034334/http://www.adze.com/Celebrities/MarianneWilliamson.htm|archive-date=2006-10-18}}</ref> is an American spiritual teacher, politician, author, and lecturer. She has published 14 books, including four ''New York Times'' number one bestsellers. <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/07/10/religion-spirituality-and-faith/ |title= Religion, Spirituality and Faith |work= New York Times |access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> She is the founder of [[Project Angel Food]], a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.angelfood.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_history |title= Our History |work= Project Angel Food |access-date= 2018-02-08 |archive-date= 2018-01-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180119104003/http://www.angelfood.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_history |url-status= dead }}</ref> in the [[Los Angeles]] area, and the co-founder<ref>{{cite web |url= https://peacealliance.org/who-we-are/history/ |title= History |work= The Peace Alliance |access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> of [[Peace Alliance|The Peace Alliance]]. Williamson is on the Board of Directors of