As a child she went through so many devastating times. Her family separated and she had to care for her ill mother. Her early life was nothing that any child would wish for. She never thought she could influence as many people as she did. Her name is Gloria Steinem, and her experiences as a young lady resulted in her becoming one of the most influential female figures in American History. Know it or not, she has effected every women since then, including me.
Gloria was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 25 of 1934. Her Jewish-American father, Leo Steinem, worked as a traveling antique dealer. He had a trailer and had the family in tow. Gloria’s mother, Ruth, was part of a German descent. In 1944, the family split, her father went to California to find work while her and her mother lived in Toledo. Because of her father’s occupation, her family never stayed in the same house for very long, therefore, she was tutored by her mother. As a child, she cared for her ill mother and helped to ....
2007-03-26
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