Rest In Peace, Gloria Steinem
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Who was Gloria Steinem and why is her death significant?
Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon and celebrated author, has died. Steinem was one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the women's movement in the US and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, and attended Smith College in the 1950s at a time when she said women were being educated to be mothers and wives. She began her career as a journalist, but later spoke about the frustrations of not being taken seriously when she wanted to write about politics. In her 30s, she joined the editorial board of New York magazine, and her writing became more political. She credited covering an abortion rights hearing in nineteen sixty nine for triggering her career as a women's rights activist.
At a time when feminism was largely viewed as a white middle class movement, Steinem didn't shy away from the intersectionality of feminism and racial equality. It's it's it's the kind of blue collar working woman who who needs these reforms the most, I think. And also Uh poor women and and and welfare women. But it's I think it really is going forward on all on all levels at once and it's an important bridge between black women and white women. She co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971 and a year later co-founded Miss Magazine in response to the lack of journalism produced by and for women. Her activism continued well into her later years.
How did Steinem’s early life and education shape her feminist activism?
In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama for her dedication to advancing civil rights and for changing how women thought about themselves. Four years later, she spoke before thousands as the keynote speaker of the historic women's march on Washington. Just this march in Washington today required a thousand more buses than the entire inauguration. A thousand more buses. Steinem went on to say that it was less important that younger people listen to her and more important that they listen to themselves.
And that was a report on Gloria Steinem, uh a true icon. I wanna bring in two women who I think are true icons as well, and that is Monique Presley, who is an attorney, uh, and as I said, an icon. Also Molly Jung Fast, writer, thought leader, uh, who's uh you I say you your mom was the second wave of the the uh women's rights movement. You're I believe the third phase or maybe the fourth phase or what Whatever that is. So, Molly, why don't we start with you since your mom knew her? They had a relationship and your mom was part of the second wave. And by the way, before I even get to you, I want to thank you because I was watching a report that you did and you mentioned the civil rights movement and how the the women's movement in many ways, or in large part, was based on the civil rights movement.
And women like Shirley Chisholm, you said, and Angela Davis were also part of. Part of that and should not be forgotten as well.
Yeah, for sure. And actually I was just rereading a piece that uh that uh one of the the Gloria wrote, which was called uh it's for it's from New York magazine. It's called After Black Power, comma, women's liberation. So she was very much, you know, she worked with Angela Davis. She understood that you can't have women's rights without civil rights, and that civil rights, women's rights, all of this is inextricably tied to each other. Um, and Shirley Chisholm was, you know, just um part of this, you know, a big part of how this movement started. So uh Gloria was. was um what I I knew her a little bit too and she uh and she did and she really did I think devote a lot of the end of her life to activism and to you know she didn't have children but we were sort of all her children and I'm sure that um you can speak more to that but that there was a sense in which this was about the terror
carrying on this activism, right?
What triggered Steinem’s shift from journalism to women’s‑rights activism?
Carrying on because remember If we think back to the time that these women started, right, there were women couldn't have credit cards. They couldn't have their own bank accounts. They couldn't get
bank loans without a man signing a signature from a man.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who was Gloria Steinem and why is her death significant?
0:00–1:28
2
How did Steinem’s early life and education shape her feminist activism?
1:28–4:10
3
What triggered Steinem’s shift from journalism to women’s‑rights activism?
4:10–7:03
4
How did Steinem champion intersectionality and co‑found key feminist organizations?
7:03–9:32
5
What were Steinem’s most notable later‑career milestones and public speeches?
9:32–13:47
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How do Monique Presley and Molly Jong‑Fast remember their personal connections to Steinem?
13:47–13:56
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