Gloria Steinem

As if Women Matter is a collection of thought provoking essays on feminism, which brings out the many forms of disgraceful facts that revolve around it. Gloria has done many extensive researches on the subject in a developing country like India and also in the developed countries. Her informed mind has shed light on human trafficking, violence and other social injustice that still prevails in the society and other outrageous subjects. The Third Way, her revolutionary essay on sex trafficking is published in this book for the first time. The essays are not just scholarly but are perfectly timed as feminism has been much debated in all societies today.

Gloria Steinem became a spokesperson for issues about aging quite accidentally after declaring to a reporter on the occasion of her fortieth birthday, "This is what forty looks like. We've been lying for so long, who would know?" Because of this casual comment about her age and about the collective societal pressure to lie about our age she received an avalanche of thanks and support from other women facing age discrimination. This caused her to realize the far reaching dimensions of age oppression. In her inspiring essay, Doing Sixty, Steinem shares her views on age stereotyping, the unexpected liberation that comes with growing older, and defines what she perceives as the fact that women become more radical as they age. The essay also sheds light on the forces that shaped her life and for readers who have only heard bits and pieces about her the essay offers a primer on her bold and logical theories. In the essay, Steinem describes turning fifty as "leaving a much-loved and familiar country" and turning sixty "as arriving at the border of a new one" in which she looked forward to "trading moderation for excess, defiance for openness, and planning for the unknown." In the Preface, Doing Seventy, written when Steinem is just past seventy and twelve years after the essay was first published, Steinem explains the development of her precious sense of mortality and time. Elders Academy Press is proud to have published Ms. Steinem's enlightening and thought-provoking essay thus allowing it to appear for the first time as an independent volume.

Per le donne il corpo è spesso un campo di battaglia con la propria autostima. Reggiseni, slip, costumi da bagno, costituiscono il rimando visivo a un’immagine della donna commerciale e idealizzata a cui i loro corpi reali, e soprattutto differenti gli uni dagli altri, non possono adeguarsi. Senza quei riferimenti visivi, standard irraggiungibili fissati dagli altri, invece, ogni singola donna può tornare ad amarsi e a vedere il proprio corpo per quello che è: unico e bellissimo. Dopo aver trascorso qualche giorno in un centro benessere in compagnia di una novantina di donne, Gloria Steinem scrisse "Elogio dei corpi delle donne", un saggio breve ma potentissimo, in parte ode e in parte trattato, scritto in completa adorazione della forma femminile, in tutta la sua straordinaria varietà. "Elogio dei corpi delle donne" è stato pubblicato per la prima volta sulla rivista Ms. nell’aprile del 1982.

It’s a truism, for instance, that a few clothes are more shocking than none. But for women especially, bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a commercial, idealized feminine image that our real and diverse female bodies can’t possibly fit. Without those visual references, however, each individual woman’s body can be accepted on its own terms. We stop being comparatives. We begin to be unique.After spending a few days at a spa in the company of 90 or so women, Gloria Steinem wrote In Praise of Women’s Bodies, a short but powerful essay that’s part ode and part treatise and fully in awe of the female form, in all its unique variety. In Praise of Women’s Bodies was originally published in Ms., April 1982. Cover design by Adil Dara.

In this sensitive, provocative portrait of Marilyn Monroe, Gloria Steinem reveals the woman behind the myth--the child Norma Jean--and the forces in America that shaped her into the fantasy and icon that has never died. 16 pages of full-color photos.

Acclaimed photographer George Barris and Gloria Steinem succeed in capturing the spirit, vitality, intelligence and complexity of Marilyn Monroe. Readers will see the girl beneath the glamorous makeup--abandoned, scared Norma Jean who incessantly searched for love but could never escape her childhood traumas. Photographs throughout.

«Cuando la gente me pregunta por qué aún mantengo la esperanza y mi energía después de todos estos años, siempre digo lo mismo: “porque viajo”. Emprender un camino, y con esto quiero decir que sea el camino quien te lleve a ti, ha cambiado mi forma de ser. La carretera es complicada, de la misma forma en que la vida es complicada. Nos aleja de la negación y nos conduce a la realidad, nos aparta de la teoría y nos lleva a la práctica, elimina las precauciones y te pone en marcha, te hace abandonar la estadística para entrar de lleno en las historias. En otras palabras, te saca de tu cabeza y se adentra en tu corazón.» Gloria Steinem tuvo una infancia itinerante. Cuando era pequeña, su padre solía meter a toda la familia en el coche y conducir, cada otoño, a lo largo de Estados Unidos en busca de aventuras para ganarse la vida. Y así se plantó la semilla: Steinem se dio cuenta de que crecer no tenía por qué significar estar siempre en el mismo lugar. Así comenzó una vida dedicada al viaje, al activismo y al liderazgo, a escuchar las voces de quienes inspiran el cambio y la revolución. Mi vida en la carretera es la historia amena, conmovedora y profunda de cómo Gloria fue creciendo, y con ella también creció el movimiento revolucionario por la igualdad, desde su primera experiencia de activismo feminista en India a su trabajo como periodista en los años sesenta; del torbellino de las campañas electorales a la fundación de la revista Ms. Con una prosa rica y reveladora, Gloria nos recuerda que, si vivimos con la mente abierta, atentos y siempre «en la carretera», podemos cambiar, aprender sobre nosotros mismos y entender a los demás.

From Simon & Schuster, Moving Beyond Words is a collection of essays by influential feminist Gloria Steinem. In the book, Steinem examines the state of the women's movement in the 1990s and offers possibilities for the future, focusing on such issues as economic empowerment, women politicians, and life affirmations that affect women today.

Gloria Steinem—writer, activist, organizer, and one of the most inspiring leaders in the world—now tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of how her early years led her to live an on-the-road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. She reveals the story of her own growth in tandem with the growth of an ongoing movement for equality. This is the story at the heart of My Life on the Road.

“As a speaker, writer and feminist spokesperson, Steinem has no equal. She expresses herself with irresistible conviction…Steinem sprinkles her talk with wit while offering hope and encouragement that our lives can be better.” -Library Journal Gloria Steinem offers her views on the interconnectedness between self-esteem and sexism, racism, politics, and physical and sexual abuse in this entertaining and educating program, recorded live in New York City. Bonus audio of Scholars, Witches and Other Freedom Fighters: This talk by Gloria Steinem is a recording that took place in 1993 in Salem, Massachusetts, in concurrence with the 300th anniversary of The Salem Witch Trials. In this incredibly enlightening and motivational audio, Steinem puts into social and historical context the role of society in the treatment and mistreatment of women.

A bestselling first collection of humorous and insightful essays by a luminary of the women's liberation movementThese essays from Gloria Steinem's first three decades of work offer a portrait of a woman who was not only one of the savviest leaders of the women's liberation movement, but also a profoundly humane thinker with a wide-ranging intellect and irresistible wit. In "If Men Could Menstruate," Steinem engages readers in a flight of imagination as incisive as it is hilarious. She offers first-person journalism in her underground expos"e" "I Was a Playboy Bunny," provides heartbreaking memoir in the story of her mother's struggles in "Ruth's Song," and stakes important positions in feminist theory in "Erotica vs. Pornography." This is Steinem at her most provocative--and most compassionate.

“Without self-esteem, the only change is an exchange of masters; with it, there is no need for masters.” —Gloria Steinem When trying to find books to give to “the countless brave and smart women I met who didn’t think of themselves as either brave or smart,” Gloria Steinem realized that books either supposed that external political change would cure everything or that internal change would. None linked internal and external change together in a seamless circle of cause and effect, effect and cause. She undertook to write such a book, and ended up transforming herself as well as others.   The result of her external plus internal reflection is this bestselling and truly transforming book: part collection of personal stories from her own life and the lives of many others, part revolutionary guide to finding community and inspiration. Steinem finds role models in a very young and uncertain Gandhi as well as unlikely heroes from the streets to history. Revolution from Within addresses the core issues of self-authority and unjust external authority, and argues that the first is necessary to transform the second.

This updated edition of Gloria Steinem's classic bestseller — called "the ultimate self-help book" by the  Los Angeles Times  — features a new preface by the author.  For decades, Gloria Steinem has led a social revolution against injustice. In Revolution from Within , she sets out to restore the authority and self-confidence that such injustice has undermined. Steinem uses stories from her own life and the lives of others to illustrate the many connections between the personal and the political, offering readers lessons on how to bring down barriers to equality — both external and internal. “This book has stayed in print longer than anything I’ve ever written. I think this is because the idea of self-esteem is so basic. Words may change, from self-esteem and self-respect to Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter, but the principle remains the same. Valuing the unique self within each of us is the source of democracy and rebelling against injustice.” —Gloria Steinem, from the Preface  “Gloria Steinem is herself a one-woman revolution. Now she inspires us yet again with her moral clarity, her wit, and a message that we are in dire need of hearing—that the revolution must be both personal and political if we are ever to create a truly decent and equal world for women.” —Susan Faludi  

A beautifully illustrated collection of Gloria Steinem's most inspirational and outrageous quotes, with an introduction and essays by the feminist activist herself. For decades--and especially now, in these times of crisis--people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria Steinem's gift for creating quotes that offer hope and inspire action. From her early days as a journalist and feminist activist, Steinem's words have helped generations to empower themselves and work together. Covering topics from relationships ("Many are looking for the right person. Too few are trying to be the right person.") to the patriarchy ("Men are liked better when they win. Women are liked better when they lose. This is how the patriarchy is enforced every day.") and activism ("Revolutions, like trees, grow from the bottom up."), this is the definitive collection of Steinem's words on what matters most. Steinem sees quotes as "the poetry of everyday life," so she also has included a few favorites from friends, including bell hooks, Flo Kennedy, and Michelle Obama, in this book that will make you want to laugh, march, and create some quotes of your own. In fact, at the end of the book, there's a special space for readers to add their own quotes and others they've found inspiring. The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off! is both timeless and timely. It is a gift of hope from Steinem to readers, and a book to share with friends.