Gloria Steinem’s surprising and impossibly beautiful last book has lessons for us all.
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Posted inIn Memoriam
It’s Time for Our Own Gloria Days
Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon, author, activist, and organizer, is dead at 92, leaving those of us in the women’s rights movement mournful—and determined.
Posted inBooks
Are You There, Judy?
Even as she showed deep empathy for young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
Posted inPolitics
What Is the “American Contradiction”?
Paul Starr on the deeper historical roots of what will be called the Trump Era—whether we like it or not.
Posted inBooks
A New Look at the Feminist Earthquake
Clara Bingham’s masterful “The Movement” shows how women’s liberation transformed America and why our understanding of 1963-1973 needs to include more voices.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
The Lost Mystique of Betty Friedan
Later waves of feminists assailed the pioneering author and activist for focusing on women’s legal and economic rights rather than sexual liberation. Her reputation is due for a revival.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2021, Magazine
The 20th Century Smut Shamer
The epic battle between Anthony Comstock—a self-appointed anti-vice crusader—and the feminists.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
How Women Might Change the Role of the Vice President
Kamala Harris broke the glass ceiling but is she in danger of being pushed off the glass cliff?
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Madness Will End at Some Point, Right?
It almost makes you want to knock yourself unconscious just so you don’t have to deal with it anymore: On Wednesday, as Republicans were clamoring to make public a secret document they think will undercut the investigation into Russian meddling, President Trump made clear his desire: Release the memo. Trump’s directive was at odds with […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Feminist Response to Gun Violence
The toxic mixture of patriarchal dominance and the ubiquity of guns is at the heart of American gun violence.
