Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist, who became nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[1][3][4]
Steinem was a columnist for New York magazine, and a founder of Ms. magazine.[4] In 1969, Steinem published an article, "After Black Power, Women's Liberation,"[8] which brought her to national fame as a feminist leader.[9]