It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism.

The idea that women couldn’t reach equality without the ability to decide whether or when to have children was central to the feminist movement of the late 1960s, which Steinem came to embody until her death at age 92 on Wednesday.

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[–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (5 children)

Do you have sources that she was both a CIA plant and that she blamed the problems of capitalism on the patriarchy?

I've read that she was an anti-communist, but was primarily against the soviet union, which had become synonymous with communism for a time. I'd like to think someone as educated as her would have a broader picture, but that seemed like one of her blind spots.

The idea that she was a "plant" is so far out of left field I hope to see something to back it up.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Steinem herself told us she worked for the CIA.

    Her vision of feminism was liberal feminism, not to be confused with radical feminism, socialist feminism, or Marxist feminism, which are more similar to each other than they are to Steinem’s.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Oh yeah I already knew that. I was wondering about the CIA "plant" assertion and the idea that she blamed society's problems on patriarchy.

    I want to be clear that I'm not arguing in favor of her activities with the CIA or her brand of feminism. I believe she made some important contributions to feminism and that's it.

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