Gloria Steinem, the original rabble-rouser, has left the chat at 92
The woman who basically defined modern feminism just passed away, and honestly, the world feels a lot quieter without her voice.
Long before Gloria Steinem became a cultural icon, she was just a journalist being told she was too pretty to write real news. She proved everyone wrong by going undercover as a Playboy Bunny to expose the reality of that gig. She famously realized that, in a way, all women are Bunnies.
She eventually co-founded Ms. magazine, which did the heavy lifting of putting topics like domestic violence and pay equity on the mainstream map. She spent her life fighting for the idea that a woman’s life shouldn't be a trap. She even called marriage a 'green card' situation when she wed David Bale, father of Christian Bale.
She once noted that when she started, 'sexual harassment' wasn't even a term—it was just considered life. She spent decades making sure that wasn't the case anymore.
It is wild to think about how much of our current vocabulary for equality started with one woman who refused to be a pinup.
Source: UPI
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