Gloria Steinem

Her husband, Conrad Chisolm, supported his wife: “I have no hang-ups about a woman running for President.” Shirley Chisolm’s base of support was ethnically diverse – including prominent women like Betty Frie- dan and Gloria Steinem. Shirley Chisolm often reached out to people of opposing political views. She visited George Wallace in the hospital after he was shot in 1972. Later on, Wallace supported Mrs. Chisolm in her effort to give domestic workers the minimum wage…

identified as one of two things, and that is either male or female. From that moment on you have a set expectation of what you’re going to be like and who you are based on your appearance. A famous quote from a social and political activist, Gloria Steinem said “ A gender-equal society would be one where ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.” Gender is a concept that describes how societies determine and attach men and women to certain roles in their society. “Gender…

Throughout all Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie ; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie.” -Gloria Steinem…

evolution of the Enlightenment Era. The women of the Enlightenment were the creators of feminism, they gave birth to the Women Liberation Movement. Female activists like Mary Wollstonecraft and Olympe de Gouges broke ground for modern feminists like Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes. To this day women are still fighting to break the glass ceilings holding them back, such as the current wage gap. Women of the enlightenment began the over three-hundred-year long fight for equality. Great…

the National Organization for Women, where she obtained the position as their first president. Continuing her activism she was deeply active in NARAL Pro-Choice America, in 1969, fighting for abortion rights. Joining her feminist standpoints, Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug assisted Friedan in creating the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971. As you can see, Mrs. Betty never stopped the grind on her feminist works. One book wasn’t enough to enhance the knowledge to people about the…

ended when Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibited such instances of discrimination. (CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2016) When journalist and activist Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny one year before the Civil Rights Act, she exposed the exploitative environment for women at the Playboy Club. Steinem reported their wages and detailed the sexual demands of the male clientele. When…

While America portrayed itself to the world as the most “free” and powerful country with its foreign policies, the actions taken in America were often contradictory to such portrayal. From 1947 to present, America’s domestic policies toward minorities overtime reflected a contradiction because of policies that either did not dealt with the problems successfully or just neglected equality and liberty every man was born with in America. America demanded democracy, freedom, peace, and…

The vibrant and charismatic Dolores Clara Fernandez, better known as Dolores Huerta, was born on April 10, 1930 in Dawson, New Mexico. Dolores would grow up to become the most prominent Chicana labor leader in the United States. She has dedicated her life to improve social and economic conditions for one of the most exploited groups of men, women, and children who pick vegetables and fruits that stock grocery stores. “According to Dolores, her mother’s independence and entrepreneurial spirit…

Rhetorical Analysis of Miss Representation Miss Representation, a documentary film produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, premiered in 2011 and quickly received the concern of audience because of the controversial issue that it raised. Through the popular culture, women are told how to be femininity since they are young. In other words, the traditional feminine norms have caused many restrictions on feminine self-expression and development. When Newsom was pregnant with her daughter, she was…

(Rosen para 4) In “The Anti-Beauty Myth”, Rosen believes Rhode is not credible because her arguments display hostility towards women whose political beliefs do not agree with her own. For example, she leaves out information of Michelle Obama and Gloria Steinem pursuing beauty but only brings it up for Sarah Palin, saying she pays her make up artist more than her foreign policy advisor. (Rosen para 5) Someone who leaves out information in order to strengthen their argument or weaken the opposing…