Gloria Steinem's Private Side

[struggle4progress]

... But Steinem says the event that turned her into an activist was an abortion hearing she covered for New York Magazine. It was a time when abortions were mostly illegal and risky ...

Does she think the women's movement has lost a lot of power in the last 30 years? ...

“Not really. Let's make a distinction between public opinion polls and elections. Public opinion polls are very good on all the issues of special concern to women.”

Our CBS News poll appears to bear her out. A full 65% of all American women today say they are feminists who believe in social, political and economic equality of the sexes.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/22/sunday/main1227391.shtml

Not a great article but the interview sounds OK ...

[SharonAnn]

1. This was the interview on CBS Sunday Morning this AM. It was good.

[bliss_eternal]

2. I saw it, too!

:hi: As a side note, I liked the way her home was decorated! LOL! I had no idea this interview was airing--total accident that I caught it--I enjoyed it!