Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem is an American feminist journalist and social activist who became a leading spokesperson for the second-wave feminist movement.
Dorothy Pitman Hughes: Dorothy Pitman Hughes was an American feminist, child-welfare advocate, and community organizer. She and Steinem traveled together, speaking about feminism and racial justice.
Investigative journalism: Investigative journalism is reporting that uncovers information through sustained research and scrutiny. Steinem's undercover reporting brought her national attention before her feminist leadership.
Ms. magazine: Ms. is an American feminist magazine founded in 1972 by a group including Gloria Steinem. Steinem helped create the magazine as a forum for feminist reporting and debate.
Second-wave feminism: Second-wave feminism was a movement, strongest in the 1960s and 1970s, addressing legal, social, and economic gender inequality. Steinem became one of its most recognizable spokespeople.
Bella Abzug: Bella Abzug was an American lawyer, politician, and feminist known for her work in Congress. Abzug and Steinem helped build the National Women's Political Caucus.
Show magazine: Show was an American magazine that published reporting, commentary, and cultural coverage in the 1960s. Its assignment sent Steinem undercover as a Playboy Bunny in 1963.
National Women's Political Caucus: The National Women's Political Caucus is an American organization that recruits, trains, and supports women seeking public office. Steinem co-founded it in 1971 to increase women's political representation.
1977 National Women's Conference: The 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston was a federally supported gathering that adopted a national Plan of Action for women's equality. Steinem helped organize the conference and build support for its agenda.
Betty Friedan: Betty Friedan was an American feminist writer and organizer whose book The Feminine Mystique challenged domestic gender roles. Friedan's leadership and disagreements with Steinem shaped second-wave feminism.
A Bunny's Tale: A Bunny's Tale is Gloria Steinem's 1963 two-part investigative article about working undercover at a Playboy Club. The articles exposed working conditions that helped establish her as a journalist.