Tuesday, June 14, 2016

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem


My Life on the Road is the moving, funny, and profound story of Gloria’s growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equality—and the story of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both. From her first experience of social activism among women in India to her work as a journalist in the 1960s; from the whirlwind of political campaigns to the founding of Ms. magazine; from the historic 1977 National Women’s Conference to her travels through Indian Country—a lifetime spent on the road allowed Gloria to listen and connect deeply with people, to understand that context is everything, and to become part of a movement that would change the world. 

Apparently, you can download the pdf/book for free!
http://ebooksdownloadonline.com/2015/10/25/my-life-on-the-road-by-gloria-steinem/

We started with the "6 Reasons Why Gloria Steinem’s ‘My Life On The Road’ Is The ONE Book Every Woman Should Add To Her Reading List."  Do you agree it should be on everyone's reading list? Do you agree with this list? What would you add or change to this list? Do you have any other books that could/would do these "6 Things"?
 1. The Dedication Page
 2. Steinem’s Journeys On The Actual Road
 3. Steinem’s Journeys On The Metaphorical Road (To Justice)
 4. Her Willingness To Acknowledge — And Learn From — Her Own Prejudices
 5. She’ll Inspire You To Have More Face-To-Face Conversations
 6. She’ll Inspire You To Be Yourself In The Face Of Criticism
http://www.bustle.com/articles/131653-6-reasons-why-gloria-steinems-my-life-on-the-road-is-the-one-book-every-woman

We asked ourselves and answered the following questions:
What was something you didn’t know about Gloria (before reading the book)?
How did she make money to support herself?
What did we know about the feminist movement (before reading the book)?
When did we first learn about ________ (social justice issue)?
How easy/hard is it to grow up “clueless”?

Timeline
  • 1934 – born
  • 1956 – Smith College
  • 1956-1958 - Lives in India on a Chester Bowles Fellowship.
  • 1960 - Moves to New York City and begins working at Help! magazine.
  • 1963 - Works undercover as a "Bunny" at the Playboy Club in New York and then writes an exposé about the poor pay and working conditions.
  • 1968 - As a founding editor, she begins writing the column, "The City Politic," for New York magazine.
  • 1969 - Begins writing and speaking about feminism after attending a meeting held by a women's movement group that addressed the issue of abortion.
  • May 6, 1970 - Testifies before the United States Senate on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  • 1971 - Co-founds Ms. Magazine, the first feminist magazine, and the first to be created and operated entirely by women.
  • November 18-21, 1977 - Organizes the National Women's conference in Houston, Texas. The conference is the first and only to be backed by the U.S. government, and its purpose was not lawmaking but proposing recommendations for widespread gender equality.
  • 1983 - Steinem's collection of essays, "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions," is published.
  • 1992 - Steinem's book, "Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem," is published.
  • 1993 - Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
  • 1996 - Creates the Women and AIDS Fund with the Ms. Foundation to solely support women living with HIV/AIDS.
  • 2000-2003 – married to David Bale (Christian Bale’s father)
  • 2005 - Co-founds the Women's Media Center with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan.
  • November 20, 2013 - Is awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
  • October 27, 2015 - Her memoir, "My Life on the Road," is published.
  • February 5, 2016 - Steinem makes a controversial comment on "Real Time with Bill Maher," about young women supporting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential race only because, "the boys are with Bernie." She later apologizes and claims her comment was misinterpreted.
Videos  we mentioned

Conversation Topics
  • The "road" is a place where you always live in the moment.
  • Talking circles.
  • Bookstores.
  • Feminism and racism.
  • A cab is fleeting intimacy.
  • When a slave leaves bondage, his first act is to name himself.
  • If you do things people care about, they will take care of you.
  • Anyone who has experienced something is more experiences than an expert.
  • Justice delayed is justice denied.