Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Magazine, but i had never read any of her work prior to this book. A respected feminist activists memoir about the life lessons she learned as a peripatetic political organizer. Nov 09, 2015 in her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer, lecturer, itinerant feminist organiser and transformational leader, offers snapshots of dozens of women she has met. The populism, along with wanderlust, is in steinems blood. Dec 02, 2015 gloria steinem shares what she learned on the road at 81, gloria steinem is still going strong.
Instead of a linear account of her peripatetic life, she offers a sometimes disjointed series of chapters that. In the early pages of her new book, my life on the road, ms. Gloria steinems new book is a lightning rod to the head and heart. Gloria steinem on my life on the road, feminism youtube. Gloria steinems life on the feminist frontier the new. In her memoir, my life on the road 2015, gloria marie steinem tells. My life on the road is an inspiring work, a call for action. My life on the road reveals that the magazine was only one part of a much broader pattern of activities addressing equality issues, especially in relation to women. Her new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in how to stay relevant when your name is. She began her crusade for social change as a journalist and in 1972 cofounded ms. Countless times, i had to put gloria steinems new book down and allow an explosive. Mar 07, 2016 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.
Nov 15, 2015 but listening, according to the feminist icon gloria steinem, is even more important. Nov 11, 2015 as a young journalist in the early 1960s, gloria steinem famously went undercover as a playboy bunny. And they all arrivedpage after pagein the most personal, unexpected ways. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. My life on the road, book by gloria steinem paperback. Our shared shelf was my life on the road, by gloria steinem. My life on the road by gloria steinem 9781863957922 booktopia. In her longawaited new book, my life on the road, steinem, eightyone, describes her most meaningful encounters in chapters with titles such as one big campus, when the political is personal, and surrealism in everyday life. Corbis her new book, my life on the road, is an account of those travels, a. Nov, 2015 last night, melissa mccarthy admitted to having drawn little hearts throughout her copy of gloria steinems latest book, my life on the road random house. My life on the road, by gloria steinem 2015 not even past. At first i was a journalist telling stories, then a sometime worker in political campaigns and movements, and most consistently an itinerant feminist organizer. From journalist, activist, and international icon gloria steinem comes her first book in twenty years, an allnew memoir of a lifetime of listening. My life on the road by gloria steinem mother jones.
An invigoratingly candid memoir from a giant of womens rights. My life on the road by gloria steinem the boston globe. So writes gloria steinem, the activist and feminist icon, in my life on the road. October 26, 2015 as she approached 60, the cofounder of ms.
The gloria steinem papers are held in the sophia smith collection at smith college, under collection number ms 237. My life on the road proffers autobiographical snippets from what the. Only after her stabilitycraving mother separated from her restlessly migratory father did she settlefor a brief time until collegeinto. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not bce, exlibrary or remaindered. My life on the road by gloria steinem, signed abebooks. I like gloria steinem far more than some of that era, feminist, or not, who are more divisive. Gloria steinems newest book, my life on the road, hit stores on oct. My life on the road, book by gloria steinem chapters indigo.
The glorias is an american biographical film about steinem. In it, the 81yearold feminist icon recalls the people she met and lessons she learned on her travels, and thanks one. This is the touching dedication in gloria steinems new book. In her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer, lecturer, itinerant feminist organiser and transformational leader, offers snapshots of dozens of women she has met. Anne lamott countless times, i had to put gloria steinems new book down and allow an explosive truth she had just revealed to roll through me. She began her crusade for social change as a journalist and in 1972 co. Her new book is a lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity that has taken her from the women. Gloria steinems my life on the road is a trip worth taking. Oct 23, 2015 gloria steinem became the face of the womens rights revolution in the 1960s. Steinems new book is a lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for. In my life on the road, her first book in more than 20 years, steinem elegantly reflects on this nomadic upbringing and how it inspired her own travels. Gloria steinem is now the author of another book, my life on the road, chronicling her stories as a world traveler and what she learned about social change along the way. Until she was 10 years old, steinem moving beyond words, 1993, etc.
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. Gloria steinems dedication in her new book is incredibly. From her first experience of social activism among women in india to her work as a journalist in the 1960s. Oct 27, 2015 read gloria steinems my life on the road. The life on theroad theme begins as she recalls that until she was ten years old. Gloria steinem shares what she learned on the road.
Michelle anne schingler oct 27, 2015 what seems to be one thing from a distance is very different close up, writes gloria steinem in the preface to my life on the road. Gloria steinem became the face of the womens rights revolution in the 1960s. Jane kramer writes about the writer and activist gloria steinem, whose book my life on the road comes out in october, and her influence on feminism. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea, mixing hardwon pragmatic lessons with more inspirational insights. Oct 27, 2015 304 pages 618 x 918 isbn 9780679456209.
In 1971, after new york magazine published her article after black power. Copyright 2015 by gloria steinem all rights reserved. Take a look at part of to the contrarys interview with gloria steinem on her new book my life on the road in stores now. Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. Oct 26, 2015 so writes gloria steinem, the activist and feminist icon, in my life on the road. Book overview new york times bestseller gloria steinem writer, activist, organizer, and inspiring leader tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change. In her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer.
Steinems first book in more than twenty years, is a warmly. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, nonviolent conflict resolution, the cultures of. Steinems new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in how to stay relevant when your name is synonymous with a decadesold movement that has fallen in and out of popular favor. The noted feminist has been on tour promoting a new book, my life on the road, which she insists. If youve ever wondered what it might be like to sit down with ms. Gloria steinem is a writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer. The life ontheroad theme begins as she recalls that until she was ten years old. What makes this book so special to me first and foremost is that it is signed by the gloria steinem, someone i have idolized growing up. My life on the road abounds with fresh insights and is as populist as can be. Feminist icon gloria steinem will deliver her first book in more than 20 years this fall, random house announced wednesday. Aug 23, 2016 my life on the road is an inspiring work, a call for action. 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.
My life on the road by gloria steinem reading guidebook club. My life on the road by gloria steinem reading guidebook. Oct 29, 2015 gloria steinems newest book, my life on the road, hit stores on oct. Gloria steinem on my life on the road, feminism cbs news. The experience of reading my life on the road made me sit up and pay attention. She praises the idea of journeying as a means of discovery and urges other women to take to the road. Her book on marilyn monroe was a human and humane contribution to the. Oct 24, 2015 in my life on the road, her first book in more than 20 years, steinem elegantly reflects on this nomadic upbringing and how it inspired her own travels. A life, about steinems life, opened october 2018 at the daryl roth theatre, directed by diane paulus. I wont be the same person after having read my life on the road.
She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence. Corbis her new book, my life on the road, is an account of those travels, a loose collection of tales. 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. And keep asking questionsas an author, steinem is best known for her essay collections published in the 1980s and 1990s. Steinems first book in more than 20 years, is a warmly. Gloria steinem on my life on the road, feminism gloria steinem became the face of the womens rights revolution in the 1960s. Four years ago, she writes, married to the father of my three children, i fell in love with a woman. Although i felt the first chapter talking about her fathers life on the road and her.
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Marching against pornography in new york in 1979, with bella abzug on right. Gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and one of the m. My life on the road by gloria steinem, paperback barnes. May 27, 2015 feminist icon gloria steinem will deliver her first book in more than 20 years this fall, random house announced wednesday.
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 steinem shares what she learned on the road at 81, gloria steinem is still going strong. Sep 01, 2016 i began it again the day after i finished. Her new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in. My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of gloria steinems growth and the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both. Oct 27, 2015 januarys book in emma watsons online feminist book club, our shared shelf was my life on the road, by gloria steinem. As a young journalist in the early 1960s, gloria steinem famously went undercover as a playboy bunny.
Gloria steinems first book in more than a decade hit bookstores a couple of weeks ago. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. Book has very mild wear to spine head else clean, bright and fine. 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 ontheroad kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality.
Nov 02, 2015 take a look at part of to the contrarys interview with gloria steinem on her new book my life on the road in stores now. Oct 17, 2015 marching against pornography in new york in 1979, with bella abzug on right. In her memoir, my life on the road 2015, gloria marie steinem tells her. My life on the road by gloria steinem overdrive rakuten. Januarys book in emma watsons online feminist book club, our shared shelf was my life on the road, by gloria steinem. Oct 27, 2015 more life reflections from the bestselling author on themes of societal captivity and the catharsis of personal freedom. I finally finished my life on the road by gloria steinem, which i have had since my birthday last year.