Steinems first book in more than 20 years, is a warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standardbearer. Gloria steinems newest book, my life on the road, hit stores on oct. My life on the road by gloria steinem reading guidebook. Four years ago, she writes, married to the father of my three children, i fell in love with a woman. My life on the road by gloria steinem mother jones. Gloria steinem writer, activist, organizer, and one of the most inspiring leaders in the world now tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of how her early years led her to live an on the road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. I found myself enjoying it way more than i had expected.
Let me count the reasons after a brief introduction to the book. Praised for being candid in her writing, the book s critical reception was overwhelmingly. Magazine, but i had never read any of her work prior to this book. Oct 23, 2015 gloria steinem became the face of the womens rights revolution in the 1960s. Nov 15, 2015 but listening, according to the feminist icon gloria steinem, is even more important. Anne lamott countless times, i had to put gloria steinem s new book down and allow an explosive truth she had just revealed to roll through me.
An invigoratingly candid memoir from a giant of womens rights. Rather than a book about her life on the road, it almost felt like an opportunity for her to snipe at those with opposing views. Gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and one of the m. My life on the road by steinem, gloria author and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kirsten and gloria discuss everything from the importance of talking circles in organizing to the importance of electing more women to congress.
Gloria steinems my life on the road is a trip worth taking. But listening, according to the feminist icon gloria steinem, is even more important. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of my life on the road by gloria steinem. The first book chosen in emma watsons our shared shelf book club. Gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and inspiring leadernow tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener. In many ways it is, because she shares personal adventures alongside secondhand accounts. In her memoir, my life on the road 2015, gloria marie steinem tells her story of traveling, creating change, and most importantly, finding herself. Anne lamott countless times, i had to put gloria steinems new book down and allow an explosive truth she had just revealed to roll through me. Aug 23, 2016 my life on the road is an inspiring work, a call for action. Oct 17, 2015 my life on the road, by gloria steinem, is published by oneworld, at. Her new book is a lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity that has taken her from the women. Oct 27, 2015 more life reflections from the bestselling author on themes of societal captivity and the catharsis of personal freedom. Sep 01, 2016 i began it again the day after i finished.
My life on the road, book by gloria steinem paperback. My life on the road, in which she discusses her early life encounters with social activism, politics, and journalism during the equality movement. The road is messy in the way that real life is messy. If youve ever wondered what it might be like to sit down with ms. I dont always welcome memoir, but the case was made for it and i began reading it as soon as it arrived. So as steinem s first book in over 20 years, my life on the road is perfectly suited to introducing a whole new generation of women to the pavementpounding feminist, former undercover playboy. My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of glorias growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand the story of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both.
This is the touching dedication in gloria steinems new book. She began her crusade for social change as a journalist and in 1972 cofounded ms. My life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of gloria steinems growth and the growth of a. My life on the road by gloria steinem the boston globe. Taking to the roadby which i mean letting the road take youchanged who i thought i was. My life on the road reveals that the magazine was only one part of a much broader pattern of activities addressing equality issues, especially in relation to women. I like gloria steinem far more than some of that era, feminist, or not, who are more divisive. Nov 11, 2015 my life on the road is the moving, funny, and profound story of glorias growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equalityand the story of how surprising encounters on the.
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My life on the road by gloria steinem reading guidebook club. Steinems new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in how to stay relevant when your name is synonymous with a decadesold movement that has fallen in and out of popular favor. Her new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in. Her new book is a lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity that has taken her from the. Gloria steinems eighth book is part feminist memoir, part autobiography of personal growth and change, part invocation to the adventure of living. Steinem s new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in how to stay relevant when your name is synonymous with a decadesold movement that has fallen in and out of popular favor. Jan 21, 2018 i did love reading my life on the road by gloria steinem.
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Gloria steinem is now the author of another book, my life on the road, chronicling her stories as a world traveler and what she learned about social change along the way. Jane fonda gloria steinems new book is a lightning rod to the head and heart. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea, mixing hardwon pragmatic lessons with more inspirational insights. Gloria steinem on my life on the road, feminism gloria steinem became the face of the womens rights revolution in the 1960s. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea. This book was chosen for january by my local book group. Gloria steinems dedication in her new book is incredibly.
So writes gloria steinem, the activist and feminist icon, in my life on the road. Nov 12, 2015 so perhaps it is no wonder that the universes most famous feminist, gloria steinem, should center her latest book neither here nor there, but everywhere. Gloria steinems dedication in her new book is incredibly moving. Gloria steinems eighth book is part feminist memoir, part autobiography of personal growth and change, part invocation to. Gloria steinem talks about her book gloria steinem. Nov 09, 2015 in her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer, lecturer, itinerant feminist organiser and transformational leader, offers snapshots of dozens of women she has met. Gloria sees quotes as the poetry of everyday life, so she has also included a few favorites from friends, including bell hooks, flo kennedy, and michelle obama.
My life on the road gloria steinemwriter, activist, organizer, and inspiring leadernow tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a. My life on the road by gloria steinem, paperback barnes. Her new book, my life on the road, provides a lesson in how to stay relevant when your name is. Gloria steinem became the face of the womens rights revolution in the 1960s. Like you should write about take noshit women like me. Gloria steinem s life experiences have been so many and so varied, my life on the road reads like a collection of short stories. And they all arrivedpage after pagein the most personal, unexpected ways. Oct 26, 2015 so writes gloria steinem, the activist and feminist icon, in my life on the road. Gloria steinem on my life on the road, feminism cbs news. Steinems first book in more than twenty years, is a warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standardbearer.
In her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer, lecturer, itinerant feminist organiser and transformational leader, offers snapshots of dozens of women she has met. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would. It leads us out of denial and into reality, out of theory and into. Steinem shares her life as a global freedom fighter, inviting readers to continue the journeyand the struggle. Like most people, i knew gloria steinem as a prominent feminist and as the founder. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea, mixing hardwon pragmatic lessons with more.
At the beginning of my life on the road, there is a dedication to john sharpe, the doctor who helped steinem in london, fiftyeight years ago. My life on the road is an inspiring work, a call for action. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Like most people, i knew gloria steinem as a prominent feminist and as the founder of ms. I am writing this ontheroadinamerica book because its the place i live and travel most. So perhaps it is no wonder that the universes most famous feminist, gloria steinem, should center her latest book neither here nor there, but everywhere. My life on the road by gloria steinem overdrive rakuten. In her latest book, my life on the road, steinem, a social activist, writer, lecturer, itinerant. Gloria steinems life on the feminist frontier the new. More life reflections from the bestselling author on themes of societal captivity and the catharsis of personal freedom.
I wont be the same person after having read my life on the road. Oct 27, 2015 if youve ever wondered what it might be like to sit down with ms. National womens conference to her travels through indian countrya lifetime spent on the road led steinem to. My life on the road by gloria steinem, signed abebooks. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea, mixing hardwon pragmatic lessons. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. In my life on the road, her first book in more than 20 years, steinem elegantly reflects on this nomadic upbringing and how it inspired her own travels. My life on the road, by gloria steinem 2015 not even past.
Her book on marilyn monroe was a human and humane contribution to the. Gloria steinem, in full gloria marie steinem, born march 25, 1934, toledo, ohio, u. Youre always the person you were when you were born, she says impatiently. My life on the road abounds with fresh insights and is as populist as can be. Januarys book in emma watsons online feminist book club, our shared shelf was my life on the road, by gloria steinem. She began her crusade for social change as a journalist and in 1972. Her mother was presbyterian, mostly of german including prussian and some scottish. The populism, along with wanderlust, is in steinems blood. In it, the 81yearold feminist icon recalls the people she met and lessons she learned on her travels, and thanks one. We are thrilled to announce our first off the sidelines podcast, a book club chat with activist and author gloria steinem about her phenomenal memoir my life on the road.
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