AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and a member of the glitterati
The feature traced how Steinem moved between elite social circles and grassroots activism while building a reputation as a freelance journalist.
- Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and activist, died Wednesday. A 1970 Associated Press feature captured her life as a freelance writer navigating both high-society dinners and tenement halls.
- Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, Steinem attended Smith on scholarship before moving to New York. Her journalism career began in 1960 at Help, a political satire magazine.
- During a snowstorm, Steinem supported the Young Lords at the Spanish Methodist Church on East 111th Street while maintaining close friendships with political figures like George McGovern. She navigated both activist and elite social circles.
- Steinem quoted Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in her "Women and Power" article, attributing the observation that "There are two kinds of women: those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed." She also interviewed Lee Radziwill.
- The 1970 Associated Press profile, headlined "Making It Like, Wow," captured Steinem's dual identity before she founded Ms. Magazine, showcasing her ability to thrive in both literary circles and social justice movements.
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AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and a member of the glitterati - Regional Media News
EDITOR'S NOTE: Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday, was a freelance journalist who had not yet founded Ms. Magazine when she invited The Associated Press into her apartment for a feature on a life that found her equally comfortable at high-society dinners and in tenement halls. The April 5, 1970, feature written by then-AP writer Lynn Sherr, headlined "Making It Like, Wow," ran with a photograph of Steinem - and her cat - at home, which doubled a…
AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday, was a freelance journalist who had not yet founded Ms. Magazine when she invited The Associated Press into her apartment for a feature on a life that found her equally
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AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and a member of the glitterati
In April 1970, Gloria Steinem invited Lynn Sherr, who was then an Associated Press feature writer, into her Manhattan home. At 34, Steinem had not yet founded Ms.
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