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Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist and a spokeswoman for women's rights. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms Magazine.
Early life
Gloria Marie Steinem was born in Toledo, Ohio. Her Jewish-American father, Leo Steinem, was an antiques salesman, and her mother, Ruth, was of part German descent. With his family in tow, Leo Steinem traveled in a trailer all around the United States, buying and selling. The family split in 1944, Leo left to go to California so that he could find work and Gloria went to live with her mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, Gloria cared for her ill mother and helped to support the family. She matured very quickly and always wanted to do something better for herself.
Education and early career
In 1952 Steinem entered Smith College as a scholarship winner. She majored in government studies and became politically active, working for Adlai Stevenson's campaign. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest honour society in the United States, 1956. She graduated in 1956 and left to study in India for two years. When she returned to the U.S., she was unable to find a job as a journalist because editors wanted male reporters. After two years she landed a job as an assistant editor of Help! and also freelanced for other magazines. In 1963 she became a full-time freelance writer through the publication of her infamous undercover article titled "A Bunny's Tale: Show's 'First Exposé for Intelligent People.'"
Political awakening and activism
After a series of celebrity interviews, Steinem was eventually able to get a political assignment covering George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign. This led to a position in a New York magazine. She also became politically active in the feminist movement. The media seemed to appoint Gloria as a feminist leader. In this role, Gloria managed to organize her lectures in ways that also brought other notable feminists to the foreground. During this time she toured the country with lawyer Florynce Rae ("Flo") Kennedy.
In 1971 Steinem was one of the founders of the National Women's Political Caucus, and founded the Women's Action Alliance. In 1972 she founded the feminist magazine Ms. and wrote for the magazine until it was sold in 1987. Although Ms. has had a number of different owners since Steinem and the other founders sold it, she remains on the Masthead as one of six founding editors.
In 1974 Steinem founded the Coalition of Labor Union Women. In 1977 she participated in the National Conference of Women in Houston, Texas.
In 1991 when Ms. magazine revived, she became its consulting editor. In 1993 she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Legacy
In the 1990s, Gloria had to deal with health and personal setbacks. In 1994, she contracted trigeminal neuralgia. She became a newlywed at an age when most people start retirement—on September 3, 2000 she married David Bale, father of actor Christian Bale. However, they were married for only three years before he died of brain lymphoma on December 30, 2003 at age 62.
In 2005, Steinem appeared in the documentary film, "I Had an Abortion," by Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich. In the film, Steinem described the abortion that she had as a young adult in London, where she lived briefly before studying in India.
She is a member of Democratic Socialists of America.
- Episode #4.4 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
One Bright Shining Moment (2005) .... Herself
"The L Word"
- Lacuna (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) .... Herself (interviewee)
... aka Playboy Presents Sex at 24 Frames Per Second: The Ultimate Journey Through Sex in Cinema (USA: complete title)
Miss America (2002) (TV) .... Herself
Intimate Portrait: Rosa Parks (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Intimate Portrait: Judy Collins (2000) (TV) .... Herself
Intimate Portrait: Marlo Thomas (2000) (TV) .... Herself
A Celebration: 100 Years of Great Women (1999) (TV) .... Herself
No Safe Place: Violence Against Women (1998) (TV) .... Herself
Intimate Portrait: Gloria Steinem (1998) (TV) .... Herself
The Righteous Babes (1998) .... Herself
My Feminism (1997) .... Herself
The First Wives Club (1996) .... Herself
"The Larry Sanders Show"
- Larry's on Vacation (1995) TV Episode .... Herself
"New York News"
- Good-Bye Gator (1995) TV Episode .... Herself
"Politically Incorrect"
- Episode dated 20 July 1995 (1995) TV Episode .... Herself
"A Century of Women" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Herself
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker (1994) (TV) .... Commentator
"The Howard Stern Show"
- Episode dated 14 March 1992 (1992) TV Episode .... Herself
"Tanner '88" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Herself
... aka Tanner: A Political Fable
"Biography"
- Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (????) TV Episode .... Herself
Remembering Marilyn (1987) .... Herself
Waiting Tables (1986) (V)
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