A legendary life
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem
Born March 25, 1934
Journalist, author, and organizer who became a leading voice of the modern American women's-rights movement.
Her story
A life that changed history
Gloria Steinem gained national attention as an investigative journalist before becoming a prominent advocate for women's equality. She helped establish Ms. magazine and co-founded organizations that expanded women's political participation and representation in media. Her writing, public testimony, and grassroots organizing have addressed legal equality, reproductive freedom, racial justice, and gender roles.
“Most important to me, I have been denied a society in which women are encouraged, or even allowed to think of themselves as first-class citizens and responsible human beings.”
Testimony before U.S. Senate hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment, May 6, 1970