- 454 pages
- English
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About this book
Includes a new afterword: A "richly detailed" biography of the iconic feminist based on interviews with friends, family, colleagues, and Steinem herself (
The Washington Post).
Going beyond Gloria Steinem's public persona, this biography provides an in-depth portrait of the famed activist—covering her family of origin, Smith College education, travels in India, founding of Ms. magazine, and much more—drawn from fifty hours of interviews with Steinem, as well as conversations with more than two hundred people in her life.
"Stern's biography is sympathetic but critical about the woman who was once perhaps the foremost figure of American feminism. . . . Follows its subject from her childhood with a mentally ill mother and ne'er-do-well father through her rise in the women's movement." — The New York Times Book Review
"Feminist icon, goddess, social climber, bunny—who is Gloria Steinem? All of the above, according to [this] serious new biography. . . . A real look at Steinem off the public platform." — Kirkus Reviews
"Avoiding esoteric psychological or feminist theorizing, Stern still provides a clear context for Steinem's development both as a public figure and as an exemplar of the movement that seeks to have women define themselves as autonomous individuals." — Library Journal
Includes photographs
Going beyond Gloria Steinem's public persona, this biography provides an in-depth portrait of the famed activist—covering her family of origin, Smith College education, travels in India, founding of Ms. magazine, and much more—drawn from fifty hours of interviews with Steinem, as well as conversations with more than two hundred people in her life.
"Stern's biography is sympathetic but critical about the woman who was once perhaps the foremost figure of American feminism. . . . Follows its subject from her childhood with a mentally ill mother and ne'er-do-well father through her rise in the women's movement." — The New York Times Book Review
"Feminist icon, goddess, social climber, bunny—who is Gloria Steinem? All of the above, according to [this] serious new biography. . . . A real look at Steinem off the public platform." — Kirkus Reviews
"Avoiding esoteric psychological or feminist theorizing, Stern still provides a clear context for Steinem's development both as a public figure and as an exemplar of the movement that seeks to have women define themselves as autonomous individuals." — Library Journal
Includes photographs
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Ruth, Leo, and the Girls
- 2. Life on the Lake
- 3. Bad Times in Toledo
- 4. Gloria Takes Control
- 5. Abloom in Georgetown
- 6. Miss Steinem Goes to Smith
- 7. Junior Year in Switzerland
- 8. The Terror of Marriage
- 9. An Abortion Alone
- 10. Passage to India
- 11. Fighting the Communists
- 12. Launched into Social Orbit
- 13. “A Bunny’s Tale”
- 14. Some Enchanted Lovers: Ted Sorensen, Mike Nichols, and Herb Sargent
- 15. Becoming a Political Operative
- 16. New Left Woman
- 17. A Feminist Is Born
- 18. The Birth of NOW
- 19. On the Road with Glo-ball
- 20. Marching for Women’s Rights
- 21. Esquire’s Cruel Attack
- 22. Battle of the Titans
- 23. Ozma and the Wicked Witch
- 24. Ms.: A Magazine for Female Human Beings
- 25. They Looked at Us Like We Were Martians
- 26. The Redstockings, Gloria, and the CIA
- 27. The Ms. Foundation: The Cutting Edge
- 28. Gloria’s Little Marriages
- 29. Ruth’s Song
- 30. Of Bubble Baths and Birthdays
- 31. The Wrong Man
- 32. Marilyn Monroe: A Feminist Morality Tale
- 33. Ms. Ms.
- 34. Revolution From Within: A Book of Self-Esteem
- 35. Rigor Mort
- 36. Freud, Incest, and Satanic Abuse
- 37. The Kindness of Strangers
- 38. Gloria’s Talents and Demons
- Image Gallery
- Author’s Note
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright