Gloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism
Her death comes as conservatives press for traditional gender roles and abortion restrictions, with 13 states now enforcing total or near-total bans, officials said.
- Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at age 92, leaving a legacy defined by her fierce advocacy for reproductive choice after witnessing women discuss abortion rights in 1969.
- Before the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, workplaces could legally fire pregnant women, and fewer than 50% of women participated in the labor force; today, 77% of women at prime working ages are employed.
- The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it illegal to deny women credit based on sex, championed by the 11 women then serving in Congress; there are now 152 women serving in Congress.
- Heritage Foundation analyst Emma Waters criticizes feminism for prioritizing career over motherhood, while Delano Squires argued it did a "grave disservice" by devaluing marriage and family.
- Stanford University professor Estelle Freedman said the feminist movement "has gone through periods of mobilization and gains, and periods of backlash and losses," with "continuous reorganization" despite the Supreme Court overturning Roe.
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Gloria Steinem lived to see a backlash against the strides she helped make for feminism
It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism. The idea that women couldn’t reach equality without the ability to decide whether or when to have children was central to the feminist movement of the late…
Gloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism – WTOP News
It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism. The idea that women couldn’t reach equality without the ability to decide whether or when to have children was central to the feminist movement of the late 1960s, which Steinem came to embody until her death at age 92 on Wednesday. The...
Gloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism - Regional Media News
It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism. The idea that women couldn't reach equality without the ability to decide whether or when to have children was central to the feminist movement of the late 1960s, which Steinem came to [...]
Culture Friday: Feminism untethered
After Gloria Steinem’s death at 92, John Stonestreet considers how she helped redirect feminism toward abortion and autonomy—and, he argues, away from its grounding in inherent human dignity. Also: falling fertility, sponsored weddings, and Breakpoint at 35.
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Gloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism
It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism. The idea that women couldn’t reach equality without the ability to decide whether or when to have children was central to the feminist movement of the late 1960s, which Steinem came to embody until her death at age 92 o
Gloria Steinem died in her home in New York, at the age of 92. The historic American writer, journalist and activist was considered one of the mothers of modern feminism and an extraordinary ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, . The news of the disappearance was her foundation, recalling an existence entirely dedicated to equality and social justice until the last days. A life at the forefront for rights Born in Ohio in 1934, Steinem lived on his ow…
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