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And through these stories and anecdotes, she conveys her observations about injustices she has seen, surprising connections with people, and sources of strength and change. There's also a chapter dealing with her time on the road campaigning for different political candidates - including a great segment of the Clinton/Obama face off. She describes conversations with taxi drivers, flight attendants, college students at elite colleges and college students at low income state schools,truck drivers, waitresses and many others. The book consists of a few chapters loosely organized around Steinem's travels - mostly in the US - and the many, many people she has met and spoken to, and their stories. And this seems to inform her approach to activism and people throughout her life. But she speaks of her father with love, understanding and respect, and a deep gratitude for his kindness. As a kid, at times she traveled with him and at other times she stayed behind with her mother. She starts with a chapter describing her father, and his inability to stay put in one place. She has written a down to earth book about places she's been, people she's met, and what's mattered to her over the years. And not because Steinem delivers a specific political message or because she builds herself up as a heroic figure, but because in fact she does the very opposite. The experience of reading My Life on the Road made me sit up and pay attention.

I came to this book thinking of Steinem as an icon of American feminism, but someone I didn't actually know much about. It's a bit disorganized and chaotic, but it's full of great anecdotes, thoughtful ideas on activism and engagement, and quotable bits and pieces.

She continues to involve herself in politics and media affairs as a commentator, writer, lecturer, and organizer, campaigning for candidates and reforms and publishing books and articles.Ĥ very high stars. Steinem currently serves on the board of the organization. In 2005, Steinem worked alongside Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan to co-found the Women's Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media and leadership training, and the creation of original content. In 1969, she published an article, " After Black Power, Women's Liberation", which, along with her early support of abortion rights, catapulted her to national fame as a feminist leader. She was a columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms.

A prominent writer and key counterculture era political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s.