Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinemis an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist, who became nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth25 March 1934
CountryUnited States of America
justice people sitting
Every social justice movement that I know of has come out of people sitting in small groups, telling their life stories, and discovering that other people have shared similar experiences.
busier expected
I never expected to be even busier at 81, and doing more of what I love, than when I was 30.
strong children mean
We are still in various kinds of patriarchal systems. The very definition of patriarchy is that men control women as the means of reproduction, so the idea that a woman's main role is to have children often means society wants more workers, more soldiers. The idea that how many children we have should be controlled by the family, the church, the nation - by anyone but women themselves - is still very deep and very strong.
army one-day earth
One day an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the Earth!
laughter native-american thinking
I think laughter is crucial. Some of the original cultures, like the Dalit and the Native American, don't separate laughter and seriousness.
dream believe long
I want to say to you that there is life and dreams and surprises after 30-and 40, and 50, and 60, and 77! Believe me, life is one long surprise.
strong-women taken power
Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
equality men feminist
Most women are one man away from welfare.
pregnancy self defense
Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.
wealth feminine masculinity
We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.
strong giving use
No one can give us power. If we aren’t part of the process of taking it, we won’t be strong enough to use it.
funny marriage witty
I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.
values
We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.