Gloria Steinem Interview: A Trailblazer's Perspective on Feminism

Gloria Steinem shares experiences from her childhood, her inspirations, perspective on the Women’s Movement, and her place in it. She details being in the white house in 1963 when JFK left for Dallas, co-founding Ms. Magazine, reluctantly tap dancing for Barbara Walters and much more.

Ms. Steinem is a writer, political activist, and feminist organizer. She is a founder of New York and Ms. magazines and is the author of My Life on the Road (2015), Moving Beyond Words (1994), Revolution from Within, and Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983). She co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Free to Be Foundation, and the Women’s Media Center in the United States.

From the HBO / Kunhardt Film Foundation (KFF) Documentary "Gloria: In Her Own Words". Feminist icon Gloria Steinem discusses her childhood, her career, the women's movement, and her personal life.

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Gloria Steinem, Writer, Activist
Interviewed By: Peter Kunhardt
Date of Interview: June 28, 2010

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