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Steinem, Gloria

From The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
For many Americans in the 1970s and 1980s, Gloria Steinem was the public face of feminism. A journalist and political activist, she is best known as the founding editor of Ms. magazine—a position she held from 1972 until 1987. For over 40 years, she has lent her energies to innumerable initiatives on behalf of women's rights and social justice. Born March 25, 1934, into a middle-class but downwardly mobile family in Toledo, Ohio, Steinem grew up under difficult circumstances. After her parents divorced when she was 11 years old, she found herself charged with caring for her mother, who suffered from bouts of mental illness. The experience of living alone with her mother in impoverished conditions—at times, their home was infested with rats—profoundly affected Steinem. As she later explained, “At home it felt dangerous. I felt safer outside.” Steinem attended Smith College, where she majored in political science and graduated magna cum laude. During her senior year, she became engaged, …
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From The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
American feminist and writer. Born in Toledo, Ohio, she was the top graduate from Smith College in 1956 and spent the following two years in India on a research fellowship. On her return she worked for her own research service in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from 1960 worked as freelance journalist…
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From The Great American History Fact-Finder
Feminist writer and political activist. Cofounder and editor of Ms. magazine (1972–87), Steinem campaigned for women's rights in employment, politics, and social life. In 1971 she helped organize both the National Women's Political Caucus and the Woman's Action Alliance, which fights discrimination…
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Full text Article Steinem, Gloria (1934–)

From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
Feminist, activist, writer, and longtime editor of Ms . Magazine , Gloria Steinem first earned notoriety for a 1963 article detailing her undercover experience as a “bunny” at the New York Playboy Club. She went on to become the public face of American feminism. Gloria Steinem was born on March 25, …
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US feminist and writer. She emerged as a leading figure in the women’s movement in the 1960s, and as a campaigner against the Vietnam War and racism. She co-founded the Women’s Action Alliance (1970) and Ms magazine (1971). A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. c.1970 Attributed, in…
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Full text Article Gloria Steinem (1934–)

From Trailblazing Women!: Amazing Americans Who Made History
Gloria Steinem (1934–)
Journalist, Women’s Rights Activist A feminist, journalist, and social and political activist, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the most famous—and iconic—figure in the history of second-wave feminism and the women’s liberation movement that began in the late 1960s. Nationally recognized as a leader of the…
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Full text Article Gloria Steinem (1934–)

From The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History
Gloria Steinem (1934–)
A feminist, journalist, and social and political activist, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the most famous—and iconic—figure in the history of second-wave feminism and the women's liberation movement that began in the late 1960s. Nationally recognized as a leader of the feminist movement as well as its…
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Full text Article Gloria Steinem (1934–)

From The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame
Gloria Steinem (1934–)
C redit : Associated Press Gloria Steinem became an active feminist in 1969, when the New York State legislature, considering a revision of its antiabortion law, convened a panel of "experts" that was made up of fourteen men and a nun. In protest, a feminist group called Redstockings held a…
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Full text Article Steinem, Gloria (1934 to )

From Chambers Dictionary of World History
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U.S. feminist, political activist, and editor Gloria Steinem was an advocate of the women's liberation movement during the late 20th century. She was the founder of Ms. magazine, through which she hoped to explore current issues from a feminist perspective. Steinem was born on March 25, 1934, in…
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Full text Article Steinem, Gloria Marie (b. 1934)

From From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
Gloria Steinem. Photo Credit: Mindy Kittay
Feminist, journalist, author, and founder of Ms. magazine, Gloria Steinem's involvement in feminist activities began in the early 1960s. A dynamic speaker, Steinem quickly emerged as a media celebrity and a leading publicist for feminism. She has argued that sexism and racism are related caste…
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