inser
Born: March 25, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Family:
Leo Steinem Father
Ruth Steinem (nee Nuneviller) Mother
Susan Steinem Elder Sister
Education:
Graduated from Smith College, B.A, Government, with the high honour of Phi Beta Kappa in 1956
Attended the University of Delhi, India
Attended the University of Calcutta, India
Occupations:
Activist
Author
Journalist
Accomplishments:
Founded Ms. magazine in 1972
Founded Choice USA
Founded Women’s Action Alliance
Founded Ms. Foundation for Women
Co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971
Co-founded the Coalition of Labor Union Women
Wrote Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions in 1983
Wrote Marilyn: Norma Jean in 1986
Wrote Revolution From Within: A Book of Self-Esteem in 1992
Wrote Moving Beyond Words in 1994
Awards:
Won Chester Bowles Asian Fellowship in 1956
Won the Penney-Missouri Journalist Award
Named Woman of the Year by McCall’s magazine in 1972
Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993
Career Highlights: Steinem’s first writing job was with Esquire. She received her first by-line in 1962. Her writings would appear in a number of magazines, including Glamour, McCall’s Life and Cosmopolitan. Her most famous assignment was when she went undercover as a Playboy bunny in the New York Playboy Club. The article appeared in Show Magazine. In 1968, New York magazine hired her as a contributing editor.