09/03/2026
I owe Ms. Gloria Steinem a lot.
She is why I could be photo journalist in the late 70s;  hired by the Morning Herald here in Yuba City, California to be the head of the Photo department, almost unheard of in those days… then, I was the first “girl photographer “ hired at the Chico enterprise record.
Quite the feat!
She is why  I had the courage to go back to college and become a teacher in my 40s.
 And misogyny absolutely existed in photo journalism and still does
Absolutely existed in the field of teaching.
Still does.
Her courage and standing up to say,” WE are not gonna put up with this sh*t!”… Misogyny still exists patriarchy is in full bloom right now.
Hail the Traveler! GLORIA help us from wherever it is you’re going!
“In the beginning, there was the famous story about the young journalist Gloria Steinem, going undercover in 1963 as a Pl***oy Bunny, all décolletage and rabbit ears, in order to expose a culture of degradation and misogyny. The Bunny episode is certainly the Steinem anecdote most often cited, but it’s such an early story that it’s just a canary, really, hinting only a little at what would become a lifelong commitment to feminism,” writes author Meg Wolitzer.
“Steinem, who died Sept. 2 in her home at the age of 92, was an icon of second-wave feminism.
“There was always something real and approachable about Steinem. You felt you knew her, or you wished you did. You even imagined being her, just a little.
“I definitely had feelings along those lines toward Steinem. As a teenager I watched my own mother, a writer who hadn’t been encouraged by her parents to explore her talents fully or go to college, become truly affected by the women’s movement, publishing her first novel in her mid-40s.
“We subscribed to Ms., and I became part of a consciousness-raising group in school. I still remember those conversations the other girls and I had.
“The warmth and genuineness of Steinem’s personality, as well as her convictions, breadth of knowledge and experience, and her talents both as a writer and speaker, helped make her a reliable figure over all the decades she spent working for women’s equality.”
Read the full tribute: https://time.com/article/2026/09/03/gloria-steinem-remembrance-meg-wolitzer/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=030926
