My life on the road

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...

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Main Author: Steinem, Gloria
Other Authors: Winger, Debra, 1955-
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [Westminster, MD] : Random House Audio, Books on Tape ; [2015]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from container.
Compact discs.
Physical Description:8 sound discs (9 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9780147522429 :
0147522420 :
9780147522405
0147522404
Author Notes:Gloria Steinem was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 25, 1934. She graduated from Smith College in 1956 and then spent two years in India on a Chester Bowles Fellowship. She is a writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer. In 1968, she co-founded New York magazine, where she was a political columnist and wrote feature articles. In 1972, she co-founded Ms. magazine, and remained one of its editors for fifteen years.

In 1993, she co-produced and narrated Multiple Personalities: The Search for Deadly Memories, which was a documentary on child abuse for HBO, and co-produced the original TV movie Better Off Dead, which examined the parallel forces that both oppose abortion and support the death penalty.

She has written numerous books including Marilyn: Norma Jean, Moving Beyond Words, My Life on the Road, and Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. She has received numerous awards including The Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal Award in 2014 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

(Bowker Author Biography)