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Feminist icon gloria steinem will deliver her first book in more than 20 years this fall, random house announced wednesday. The life of gloria steinem, by carolyn heilbrun, was published. The official website of the writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer, gloria steinem. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea. She is the author of six books, including her latest, my life on the road random house. This new biography recounts her truly fascinating life, one that was remarkable even prior to her association with the feminist movement. When gloria steinem got married at age 66, the media paid attention. My life on the road by gloria steinem, paperback barnes.
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Touring with revolution from within was an amazing experience for gloria. One of the most famous feminists of the 1960s and 1970s, gloria steinem continued as an activist, critical thinker, author and spokesperson on womens issues for decades. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Gloria steinem was born on march 25, 1934 in toledo, ohio, usa. Even though it was written more than fifteen years ago, people continue to write to her about their experiences battling low selfesteem. The comic book heroine wonder woman influenced steinem into becoming a feminist and political activist in many ways. An advocacy journalist, she writes passionately about issues of womens empowerment and gender, racial and economic equality. Gloria steinem travels widely as a feminist activist, organizer, writer and lecturer. Gloria steinems feminist road trip the new republic.