Who is Gloria Steinem?
A feminist, political activist, and writer, Gloria Steinem is a well-known public figure. Born on 25 March 1934, she grew up in Toledo, Ohio. Despite a difficult childhood, Gloria Steinem entered Smith College on scholarship, where her political activism began. Upon graduation, she spent two years studying in India, then returned to the United States to become a journalist. Difficulty finding a position, while a plethora of journalist jobs were available to men, fueled Gloria Steinem’s ideas of feminism. One of her most well-known works is “A Bunny’s Tale: “Show’s” First Expose for Intelligent People,” in which she documented the exploitation of Playboy bunnies, poor women who worked in a rich men’s lavish club. Steinem’s writings on feminism were complemented by her work in the political arena. In 1971, Gloria Steinem helped to start the National Women’s Caucus and Women’s Action Alliance, organizations that better enable women’s voices to be heard. In 1972, as she covered the George
American feminist icon, journalist, and social and political activist Gloria Marie Steinem was born March 25, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio. The daughter of Ruth Nuneviller and Leo Steinem rise a national prominence in the 1970s and became a leading political leader of the decade, Steinem is one of the most important heads of the second-wave of the women’s rights movement. Steinem is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine, pro-choice organization Choice USA, co-founder of the Women’s Media Center, GreenStone Media, and was an influential co-convener of the National Women’s Political Caucus.
