USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gloria Marie Steinem (/ˈstaɪnəm/; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social activist, writer, editor and lecturer Gloria Steinem was born in Ohio in 1934. Steinem helped create New York magazine in the 1960s, and in the 1970s she was among the founders of the National Women’s Political Caucus and the feminist Ms magazine.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1972, conservative leader Phyllis Schlafly launched a movement whose goals-protecting women’s place as homemakers, fighting against abortion, and limiting government welfare and social support-have come to define the modern debate over women’s rights and the role of government in enforcing them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gloria Steinem was instrumental in the success of the women’s rights movement in the 1960s and 70s, particularly because of her outspoken protest of sexist laws and media as the spokeswoman for the movement.