Geek Girl Of The Week: Gloria Steinem
Artists’ rights are human rights. Please sign this petition at: http://t.co/SYBTxalvts #IRespectMusic pic.twitter.com/FslUc4Jo53
— Gloria Steinem (@GloriaSteinem) February 19, 2014
Who: Gloria Steinem
Type of Geek: Political Geek Girl
No matter how you feel about her political agenda, Gloria Steinem is an inarguable feminist icon and the entire geek girl scene would look very different without her groundbreaking efforts. In the 1960s, she was on the front lines of the Woman’s Liberation Movement and sexual revolution. More than anything else, Steinem has always spoken in favor of humanism and the desire to live in a society where everyone was treated fairly, regardless of color, gender, creed, etc.
Over the past four decades, she’s founded more non-profits than I can mention in this small space (Women’s Media Center and Women’s Action Alliance, just to name a few), in addition to Ms. Magazine, which remains an active watchdog of feminist culture.
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