Gloria Steinem represents second-wave American feminism. This new biography recounts her truly fascinating life, one that was remarkable even prior to her association with the feminist movement. Steinem was destined to succeed and showed extraordinary strength dealing with difficult family circumstances, a peripatetic upbringing, and financial straights that forced her as a teenager to support herself and her divorced, emotionally troubled mother. Brains and talent became her tickets to Smith College, travel, journalism, and worldwide fame as a feminist icon.
Marcello's engaging narrative was written with Steinem's cooperation. New details and quotations are presented here for the first time. Students and others unfamiliar with Steinem's youth and pre-Ms. Magazinedays will find much to respect in her character and achievements.
PATRICIA CRONIN MARCELLO is a freelance writer who has written many biographies, including
The Dalai Lama(Greenwood, 2003).
Series Foreword
Introduction
Timeline of Events in the Life of Gloria Steinem
A Background for Leadership
Life on the Road and in Toledo
Salvation and Discovery
On a New Track
Life in India
Freelancing in New York
The Writing Life
Pushing the Political
Emerging as a Feminist
A Grueling Life
Cataclysm and Controversy
Changes for a Better Life
Selection of Works by Gloria Steinem
Selected Bibliography
Index
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