Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is a US feminist and journalist and a spokeswoman for women's rights. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine.

Legacy

Gloria is regarded as a 'mother' figure to many young women who recognize the role she played in changing the outcome of their lives.

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In the 1990s, Gloria had to deal with health and personal set backs. In 1994, she contracted trigeminal neuralgia. She became a newlywed at an age when most people start retirement—on September 3, 2000 she married David Bale, father of actor Christian Bale. However, they were married for only three years before he died of brain lymphoma on December 30, 2003 at age 62.

Related Topics:
Trigeminal neuralgia - September 3 - 2000 - David Bale - Christian Bale - Lymphoma - December 30 - 2003

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She made famous a phrase that was coined by Australian author Irina Dunn: "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." {{dubious}}

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She is a member of Democratic Socialists of America.

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