Gloria STeinem
"Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists in to what has never existed before."
Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist
activist. She was born on March 25, 1934 and througout her lifetime became a valuable rolemodel and leader in the women's rights movement. In 1956 after she finished her first degree, Steinem worked for Independent Research Service and later became a freelance writer. Then in 1971, her and two others worked to form the National Womens Political Caucus which worked on behalf of Women's issues. Steinem also founded Ms. Magazine and remained one of it's editors for fifteen years. Today she still works as a consulting editor. As Steinmen continued to gain more publicity, she started to be critisized buy other feminists, and people questioned her commitment because of her glamourous image. None the less, Gloria Steinem pursued to be one of the most effective and well known women's activists.
activist. She was born on March 25, 1934 and througout her lifetime became a valuable rolemodel and leader in the women's rights movement. In 1956 after she finished her first degree, Steinem worked for Independent Research Service and later became a freelance writer. Then in 1971, her and two others worked to form the National Womens Political Caucus which worked on behalf of Women's issues. Steinem also founded Ms. Magazine and remained one of it's editors for fifteen years. Today she still works as a consulting editor. As Steinmen continued to gain more publicity, she started to be critisized buy other feminists, and people questioned her commitment because of her glamourous image. None the less, Gloria Steinem pursued to be one of the most effective and well known women's activists.
Impact
Gloria Steinem has had a incredibly positive influence on the progression of the women's movement. Achievements of hers include founding organizations and magazines, writing books, and recieving awards. She helped to found the Women's Action Alliance, the National Women's Political Caucus, and Choice USA. She was the founding president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and recently co-founded the Women's Media Center and GreenStone Media. Awards Steinem has received include the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and Clarion awards, National Magazine awards, an Emmy Citation for excellence in television writing, and the Women's Sports Journalism Award.It is clear that Gloria Steinem impacted not only upper class citizens but also the lower class due to these awards. Also with the amount of success she has had with bestseller books and magazines, many people seem to agree with her views and strongly support her.
This article, Women Voters Can't Be Trusted written in 1972, addresses the sterotypes and opionons society had created about the mindset of women voters and the issues with them voting. Steinem disproves these stereotypes, some of which include, women voters vote like their husbands, they think politics is province, and that womens votes will not make much of a difference anyways. By writing about these issues, Steinem can get across to women, and even men, that women are not just a waste of space and that they can play a significant role in a developing society.
Citation
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n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.
"Gloria Steinem." The Official Website of Author and Activist. N.p., n.d.
Web. 06 Mar. 2013.
"GLORIA STEINEM." GLORIA STEINEM. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.