Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins Morning Joe for a wide-ranging interview. The former first lady discusses the country coming together, the ‘danger’ of staying divided, how Congress should work together and the passing of the women's rights icon –and her longtime friend– Gloria Steinem.
U.S. — Women across America honored the passing of feminist icon Gloria Steinem by dropping their kids off at daycare and heading to work for 9 hours at jobs they all claim to hate.
Robin Morgan, a pivotal figure in American feminism whose activism spanned decades and included co-founding organizations with allies like Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda, has died at age 85 in New York after a series of recent health problems, according to her family and longtime colleagues. Blake Morgan, her son, confirmed that Robin Morgan passed […] The post Robin Morgan, poet and feminist activist, dies in New York at 85 appeared first on American Almanac .
Robin Morgan, a pivotal figure in American feminism whose activism spanned decades and included co-founding organizations with allies like Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda, has died at age 85 in New York after a series of recent health problems, according to her family and longtime colleagues. Blake Morgan, her son, confirmed that Robin Morgan passed away on Saturday following several weeks of declining health. He described his mother as “someone who was able to take very big ideas and distill them succinctly, like a poet, into a few words.” Morgan’s death marks the end of a chapter in the story of second-wave feminism, where her influence as a writer, organizer, and editor helped shape the movement’s language and direction. …Open
Gloria Steinem spent more than half a century arguing that equality wasn’t just a women’s issue, it was a democratic imperative. She passed away peacefully in her home at 92-years-old on Wednesday. Michele Goodwin and Kathy Spillar of Ms. magazine join Jacob Soboroff to reflect on the legacy that the feminist icon left behind.
The feminist icon insisted that women were not a niche audience — and proved it in 1971 with the start of an influential publication owned and operated by them.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Gloria Steinem was asked about the young women supporting Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Her answer created a brief hullabaloo.