Gloria Steinem
Born: 01-01-1934
Gloria Steinem is a pioneering American feminist, journalist, and social-political activist renowned for her leadership in the women's liberation movement. Co-founder of "Ms." magazine, her influential writings and speeches have inspired countless individuals to advocate for gender equality. Steinem's work extends beyond feminism, addressing issues like racial equality and LGBTQ+ rights. As an author, her books such as "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" offer insightful perspectives on contemporary social issues.
Book summaries for books written by Gloria Steinem
Quotes
The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.
We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.
The greatest single obstacle to the achievement of equality... is the emotional and intellectual confusion of people who think that love and power are mutually exclusive.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
The road is messy in the way that real life is messy. It leads us out of denial and into reality, out of theory and into practice, out of caution and into action, out of statistics and into stories.
I do not like hierarchy. I have always believed that each person's work is equally important.
The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.
Whatever you want to do, just do it... Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.