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About Gloria Steinem
American journalist and social movement activist
Gloria Steinem is an American journalist and social movement activist who became a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She remained especially prominent in the 1980s and early 1990s. Her work is closely tied to feminism and broader social activism, and she is known for helping bring those issues into national public view. On this site, she has 267 quotes.
More from Gloria Steinem (267 quotes) →Other sayings from Gloria Steinem
- “The caste systems of sex and race are interdependent and can only be uprooted together.”Gloria Steinem
- “As for the American child's classic problem - too much mother, too little father - that would be cured by an…”Gloria Steinem
- “A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.”Gloria Steinem
- “Thinking about our schooling in different decades and parts of the country, all three of us in that kitchen d…”Gloria Steinem
More Activism quotes
- “Bush invited his constituency to be blind to the world's real problems, and leftists often do the opposite, g…”Rebecca Solnit
- “To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things. Global betterment is a men…”Suzy Kassem
- “I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public d…”Tawakkol Karman
Courage: more sayings
- “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that your dreams, desires or goals are more impo…”Mensah Oteh
- “…having once seen him put forth his strength in battle, methinks I could know him again among a thousand warr…”Walter Scott
- “If you have the understanding to first notice the signs, continue with the courage to follow them.”Nikki Rowe
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Books by Gloria Steinem
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
1983
Marilyn, Norma Jeane
1987
My life on the road
2015
Revolution from within
1992
Moving Beyond Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles
1995