21 Ways Gloria Steinem Taught Us To Be Better Women

[Little Star]

Without Gloria Steinem's passionate zest for change and equality, women would not be where we are today.

To celebrate the feminist author, activist and all-around awe-inducing goddess on her 80th birthday, we've compiled some of her best quotes and lessons from over the years.

Here are 21 things Gloria has taught us:

1. Logic trumps all:

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."



2. Never lose sight of your dreams:

"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."


More Here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/ways-gloria-steinem-taught-us-to-be-better-women_n_5022031.html

[mopinko]

1. my personal fave

the most revolutionary thing a woman can say is- pick it up yourself.

where would i (we) be without you gloria?

[ismnotwasm]

2. Nice

Here's another article--love the title


Feminism is no longer a dirty word

The face of feminism, Gloria Steinem, turns 80 on Tuesday
Carol Costello says feminism is popular with young women, who reject stereotypes
Rush Limbaugh railed against Sandra Fluke, but his jibes cut little weight with many, she says
Young women see the value in speaking out against gender bias, she says

The "Face of Feminism" turns 80 Tuesday, and guess what? Feminism seems to be turning the corner -- again. Many young women are now embracing the term and rejecting the notion that feminists are hairy, ugly, man-hating, angry women.
Heck, even Beyonce appeared on the cover of Steinem's magazine, Ms., last year.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/opinion/costello-feminism-revival/

[redqueen]

5. Grr

Gotta reinforce that 'women must shave' directive. The femininity-mandating gender norms are as popular as ever.

[roguevalley]

3. the women in my family taught me all I needed to know. There were never better women in

my life than my mother and her family, my aunts and older cousins.

[Gravitycollapse]

4. I was fortunate enough to meet her last summer at a menstruation conference.

Just prior, I watched her give a rousing speech and I was flabbergasted by the fact that she was almost 80.

Just imagine what the average 80 year old is doing with their life and then consider that Gloria Steinem doesn't appear to be interested at all in not being a totally peerless badass.

[redqueen]

6. Wish I'd checked in here earlier this week

Thanks for this thread.