Gloria Steinem A Life In American History

Details The Life And Activism Of Gloria Steinem, Using Her Life As A Lens Through Which Readers Can Examine The Evolution Of Womens Rights In The United States Over The Past Half-century.this Work Traces The Life And Career Of The Feminist Activist, Providing An Examination Of Her Life And Her Efforts To Further Equal Opportunity Among All People, Especially Women, In The United States From The Second Half Of The 20th Century To The Present. It Follows Steinem In A Primarily Chronological Fashion To Best Convey The Impact Of Her Own Efforts As Well As The Changing Nature Of Womens Status In American Society During Steinems Half-century As An Active Reformer And Public Figure. The Book Notably Includes Her Work With Ms.magazine And Details Of Her Personal Life.this Wider Coverage Of Steinems Life, From Her Early Childhood To The Present, Adds To Previous Works, Which Tend To Stop At The Height Of The Womens Movement And The Rise Of The Conservative Movement In The Early 1980s.