09/04/2026
I remember seeing a Gloria Steinem book on my mother's book shelf when I was a teenager. She was struggling to make her way in a world that didn't allow her a credit card in her name and refused her work because she was a woman with a child.
I didn't understand at the time. When I became an adult in the 80s and entered the workforce, I realized why women's history and thoughts about social structure were so important to her. I recall being questioned about my relationships and looked as if I was an object that needed to measure up.
What I experienced is no longer acceptable, and it was nothing compared to what she went through. We were both educated women with skills and abilities as well as minds of our own.
When I picked up Revolution from Within, the 1982 book Gloria wrote about inner-authority and political understanding.
Thank you Gloria sharing your briliance and strength with us!
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