be given to the men and women who helped, and continue to help, to establish western society as truly equitable. One woman had particular influence: Ms. Gloria Steinem. By examining her uncovering of the truth behind Playboy Bunnies, her involvement in the media, and her influence on the concept of reproductive freedom, it is evident that Gloria Steinem was one (and still is) one of the most influential leaders of the Women’s Liberation Movement. Steinem opened the eyes of the public when she went
Famed feminist Gloria Steinem has written some intelligent and thoughtful essays that make up her new book MY LIFE ON THE ROAD. While Steinem's writing is very readable it sometimes tends toward the dry and she has a bit of a condescending tone at times. In an age where we often pay attention to the loudest, most extreme viewpoints and their angry, overt appeals to our most base nature, it was refreshing to read a book that was earnest and un-cynical - while being honest about the flaws in the
Dana LaVergne’16 Dr. Maluso 10/10/14 Personality theory. Phyllis Freud and the Subversion of the Patriarchal Paradigm. Gloria Steinems 1994 satirical essay “ Womb Envy, Testyria and Breast castration anxiety” takes a feminist approach in disputing one of the most notorious and well know personality psychologists : Sigmund Freud. Freud’s work, including the psychosexual stages of development, the oedipus complex and penis envy make up three of the most contested areas of study for feminist