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My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of glorias growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand the story of how surprising encounters on. For instance, i always thought of my road life as temporary, assuming that one day i would grow up and settle down. Gloria steinem primary author only author division. From this, she learned to walk the middle path between a life on the road and one at home. Now i realized that for me, the road was permanent, and settling down. Rather than a book about her life on the road, it almost felt like an opportunity for her to snipe at those with opposing views. And it wasnt that it wasnt good, especially looking now at all these little gems i pulled out of.
Oct 29, 2015 gloria steinems newest book, my life on the road, hit stores on oct. My life on the road, by gloria steinem 2015 by megan seaholm gloria steinems eighth book is part feminist memoir, part autobiography of personal growth and change, part invocation to the adventure of living in the present, and part story book. Gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and one of the most inspiring leaders in the worldnow tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of how her early years led her to live an onthe road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. Along the way, steinem began work with native american women activists who taught her about the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of balance. Magazine, but i had never read any of her work prior to this book. The story served as the inspiration for julie taymors upcoming movie, the glorias, set to premier fall 2020. Jane fonda gloria steinems new book is a lightning rod to the head and heart. Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. In it, the 81yearold feminist icon recalls the people she met and lessons she learned on her travels, and thanks one. I never imagined starting this book with my father s life. My life on the road, in which she discusses her early life encounters with social activism, politics, and journalism during the equality movement. This is the touching dedication in gloria steinems new book. After her parents separated, steinem took responsibility for the care of her mother, who suffered with depression and addiction. My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of glorias growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand the story of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both.
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Steinems life has been so remarkable that her memoir would have been fascinating even without a central theme, but her decision to use travel as a thematic thread was a smart one. I wont be the same person after having read my life on the road. She began her crusade for social change as a journalist and in 1972 cofounded ms. The gloria steinem papers are held in the sophia smith collection at smith college, under collection number ms 237. In person, as those whove met her can attest, steinem is warm, wise.
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