Gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and one of the most inspiring leaders in the worldnow tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of how her early years led her to live an onthe road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. Praise for my life on the road like steinem herself, my life on the road is thoughtful and astonishingly humble. Her new book is a lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity that has taken her from the women. Gloria steinem on my life on the road, feminism youtube. My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of gloria s growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand the story of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both. Feminist, journalist and political activist gloria steinem, seen here with ethel scull and betty friedan, doesnt give a full account in her memoir, my life on the road. Steinems first book in more than twenty years, is a warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standardbearer. Magazine, but i had never read any of her work prior to this book. My life on the road by gloria steinem, signed abebooks.
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In her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer, lecturer, itinerant feminist organiser and transformational leader, offers snapshots of dozens of women she has met. Gloria steinems my life on the road the new york times. Steinems first book in more than 20 years, is a warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standardbearer. Gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and one of the m. My life on the road by gloria steinem, paperback barnes. Gloria steinems memoir misses a few stops chicago tribune. The first book chosen in emma watsons our shared shelf book club. Gloria tells a story she has never told before my life on the road get the book. My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of gloria steinems growth and the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand of how. Her new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in how to stay relevant when your name is synonymous. Januarys book in emma watsons online feminist book club, our shared shelf was my life on the road, by gloria steinem.
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But my life on the road is less about establishing steinems street cred than it is a touching appreciation of her parents, especially her larger than life father, who let his eight. She began her crusade for social change as a journalist and in 1972 co. But listening, according to the feminist icon gloria steinem, is even more important. The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off thoughts on life, love, and rebellion by. My life on the road by gloria steinem the boston globe. Steinems father was in some ways the quintessential irresponsible adventurer, her mother the fraught and disappointed homemaker. Gloria steinem s most popular book is the vagina monologues.
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