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Here's a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem.
Birthdate: March 25, 1934
Place of birth: Toledo (Ohio)
Birth name: Gloria Marie Steinem
Father: Leo Steinem, an antique dealer
Mother: Ruth (Nuneviller) Steinem
Marriage: David Bale (2000-2003, his death)
Education: Smith College, B.A., 1956
Steinem's paternal grandmother, Pauline Perlmutter Steinem, was the president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.
Breast cancer survivor.
He didn't spend a full year in school until he was 12.
1956-1958 – He lives in India on a Chester Bowles scholarship.
1960 – He moves to New York and starts working at Help! magazine.
September 1, 1962 – One of his first articles is published by Esquire magazine.
1963 – He works undercover as a “Bunny” at the Playboy Club in New York and later writes a complaint about low wages and working conditions.
1968 – He helps found New York magazine and begins writing political articles and columns, including “The City Politic.”
1969 – She begins writing and speaking about feminism after attending a meeting held by a women's movement group that addressed the issue of abortion.
May 6, 1970 – Testifies before the United States Senate in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.
1971 – She co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus, which works to increase the number of women in the political field.
1972 – She co-founded Ms. Magazine, the first feminist magazine and the first created and operated entirely by women.
1973 – Co-founded the Ms. Foundation for Women.
November 18-21, 1977 – Organize and attend the National Women's conference in Texas. The conference is the first to be supported by the US government and its purpose was to propose recommendations for widespread gender equality.
1983 – Steinem's collection of essays “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” is published.
1992 – Steinem's book “Revolution from Within: A Book on Self-Esteem” is published.
1992 – She co-founded Choice USA (now URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity), along with Julie Burton and Kristina Kiehl.
April 22, 1993 – Celebrate the first “Take Our Daughters to Work Day,” an educational program created by the Ms. Foundation to give girls a voice and presence in the workplace.
1993 – Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
January 12, 1993 – He co-produces the television film “Better off Dead,” which examines the parallels between abortion and the death penalty.
nineteen ninety six – Create the Women and AIDS Fund with the Sra. Foundation to support women living with HIV/AIDS.
2005 – Co-founded the Women's Media Center with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan.
2006 – Steinem's book “Doing Sixty & Seventy” is published.
August 15, 2011 – The HBO documentary, “Gloria: In Her Own Words,” airs.
2013 – Steinem is a subject of the PBS documentary, “Makers,” a project that aims to record the stories of women who “made America.”
November 20, 2013 – He receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama.
October 19, 2015 – He writes an op-ed in The Guardian declaring his support for 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
October 27, 2015 – His memoirs, “My Life on the Road,” are published.
February 5, 2016 – Steinem makes a controversial comment on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” saying that young women support Sen. Bernie Sanders in the presidential race because “the boys are with Bernie.” She later apologizes and claims that her comment was misinterpreted.
May 10, 2016 – Steinem's TV show “WOMAN” premieres on VICELAND.
October 18, 2018 – The Off-Broadway production, “Gloria: A Life,” officially opens at the Daryl Roth Theatre.
October 29, 2019 – Steinem's book “The truth will set you free, but first it will make you angry!” It's published.
June 15, 2020 – Steinem and S. Mona Sinha co-write a New York Times letter to the editor opposing the elimination of civil rights protections for transgender health care.
September 30, 2020 – “The Glorias” is released, a film based on Steinem's memoirs, “My Life on the Road.”
