Gloria Steinem, born March 25th in 1934, grew up to be one of the leading ladies in 2nd wave feminism – inspired by her stranger than average upbringing. As a child Steinem was travelling across the states to Michigan, Florida and California over the years until her parents had divorced in 1946. During the divorce, as a young girl, she had to take care of her mentally ill mother, who was chronically depressed, on her own. Her mother and she were settled in Toledo, Ohio, which was Steinem’s home town. Her upbringing showed her that she didn’t want her life to be ruled by marriage as fates of young women were pre-determined in those times since she had already an unpleasant experience taking care of the family home.
It was 6 years later when …show more content…
After her exposure she wrote her own essay titled “After Black Power, Women’s Liberation”.
In 1971 she joined fellow feminists Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm and Betty Friedan in forming the ‘National Women’s Political Caucus’ – much in the style of her paternal grandmother who was the president of the Ohio Women’s Suffrage Association in …show more content…
The range of topics varied yet were all similar in the sense of their purpose; to expose gender-based oppression and fight for a world of total equality. She uses satirical language and wit to get her message across. In her essay ‘If Men Could Menstruate’ she examines how women would be effected if men went through periods instead, touching on the hard truth of the subject, that the stigma that surrounds us would dissipate for the likes of men - ‘what would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could
It was 6 years later when …show more content…
After her exposure she wrote her own essay titled “After Black Power, Women’s Liberation”.
In 1971 she joined fellow feminists Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm and Betty Friedan in forming the ‘National Women’s Political Caucus’ – much in the style of her paternal grandmother who was the president of the Ohio Women’s Suffrage Association in …show more content…
The range of topics varied yet were all similar in the sense of their purpose; to expose gender-based oppression and fight for a world of total equality. She uses satirical language and wit to get her message across. In her essay ‘If Men Could Menstruate’ she examines how women would be effected if men went through periods instead, touching on the hard truth of the subject, that the stigma that surrounds us would dissipate for the likes of men - ‘what would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could