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[[Image:Gloria Steinem at news conference, Women's Action Alliance, January 12, 1972.jpg|right|thumb|Gloria Steinem at news conference, Women's Action Alliance, January 12, 1972]]

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'''Gloria Steinem''' (born [[March 25]], [[1934]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[feminism|feminist]], [[journalist]] and a spokeswoman for women's rights. She is the founder and original publisher of ''[[Ms. magazine|Ms.]]''.

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== Early life ==

Gloria Marie Steinem was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. Her [[Jewish-American]] father, Leo Steinem, was an antiques salesman, and her mother, Ruth, was of part [[German people|German]] descent. With his family in tow, Leo Steinem traveled in a trailer all around the United States, buying and selling. The family split in [[1944]], and he left to go to California so that he could find work and Gloria went to live with her mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, she cared for her ill mother and helped to support the family.

== EducationExternal and early careerlinks ==

In [[1952]] Steinem entered [[Smith College]] as a scholarship winner. She majored in government studies and became politically active, working for [[Adlai Stevenson]]'s campaign. She was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa Society]], the oldest honour society in the United States, [[1956]]. She graduated in [[1956]] and left to study in [[India]] for two years. When she returned to the U.S., she was unable to find a job as a journalist because editors wanted male reporters. After two years she landed a job as an assistant editor of ''[[Help! (magazine)|Help!]]'' and also [[freelance writer|freelanced]] for other magazines. In [[1963]] she became a full-time freelance writer through the publication of her infamous undercover article, "A Bunny's Tale: ''Show's'' 'First Exposé for Intelligent People.'"

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==Political awakening and activism ==

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After a series of celebrity interviews, Steinem was eventually able to get a political assignment covering [[George McGovern]]'s [[1972]] presidential campaign. This led to a position in a [[New York]] magazine. She also became politically active in the feminist movement. The media seemed to appoint Gloria as a feminist leader. In this role, Steinem brought other notable feminists to the foreground. During this time she toured the country with lawyer Florynce Rae ("Flo") Kennedy.

In [[1971]] Steinem was one of the founders of the National Women's Political Caucus, and founded the Women's Action Alliance. In 1972 she founded the feminist magazine [http://www.msmagazine.com ''Ms.''] and wrote for the magazine until it was sold in [[1987]]. The magazine was bought by the [http://www.feminist.org Feminist Majority Foundation] in 2001, which continues to publish the magazine today. Steinem remains on the Masthead as one of six founding editors, and is also on the advisory board.

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In 1973, Steinem organized a campaign directed towards the comic book revival of [[Wonder Woman]], who at the time had lost her powers during the so-called "I Ching" Era. The 1972 first issue of Steinem's Ms. Magazine featured Wonder Woman in her 1940s costume on the cover, and contained an essay in appreciation of the character. The campaign was successful, and the character regained her powers soon thereafter

In [[1974]] Steinem founded the Coalition of Labor Union Women. In [[1977]] she participated in the National Conference of Women in [[Houston, Texas]].

In [[1991]] when ''Ms.'' magazine revived, she became its consulting editor. In [[1993]] she was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]].

== Legacy ==

In the 1980s and 1990s, Steinem had to deal with health and personal setbacks. In [[1986]] she was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1995/09/24/RV65259.DTL]. In [[1994]], she contracted [[trigeminal neuralgia]].

She became a newlywed at an age when most people start retirement. On [[September 3]], [[2000]], at age [[66]], she married [[David Bale]], father of actor [[Christian Bale]]. The wedding was performed at the home of her friend [[Wilma Mankiller]], formerly the first female [[Tribal chief|Chief]] of the [[Cherokee Nation]]. However, Steinem and Bale were married for only three years before he died of brain [[lymphoma]] on [[December 30]], [[2003]] at age 62.

In [[2005]], Steinem appeared in the documentary film, ''I Had an Abortion,'' by Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich. In the film, Steinem described the [[abortion]] that she had as a young adult in [[London]], where she lived briefly before studying in [[India]].

She is a member of [[Democratic Socialists of America]], and an Advisory Board member of [[Women's Voices. Women Vote]].

Canadian singer/songwriter [[David Usher]] penned a song entitled Love Will Save The Day, that included sound bytes from Steinem speeches. The opening of song contains "It really is a revolution" and near the end, the song breaks for her to speak "We are talking about a society in which there will be no roles other than those chosen or those earned, we are really talking about humanism".

==List of works==

* ''Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions'' (1983)

* ''Marilyn: Norma Jean'' (1986)

* ''Revolution from Within'' (1992)

* ''Moving beyond Words'' (1993)

==Further reading==

[[Carolyn Heilbrun]], The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem, 1995

==See also==

*[[Second-wave feminism]]

==External links==

*[http://wiredforbooks.org/gloriasteinem/ 1983 audio interview of Gloria Steinem by Don Swaim of CBS Radio, RealAudio]

*[http://www.jwa.org/feminism/_html/JWA067.htm Gloria Steinem discusses “After Black Power, Women’s Liberation”]

*[http://www.jwa.org/feminism Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution] from the Jewish Women's Archive

*[http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/steinem_g.htm/ Gloria Steinem Biography from Thomson Gale]

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