Feminism: The Life And Works Of John Steinman

Steinman received her degree in 1956. This was when her life turned around for the better. She worked for independent research and after this Steinem established a career for herself as a freelance writer. Steinem won many awards such as: Choice USA, Penney-Missouri award and many more. In the late 1960’s Steinman she helped to create the New York magazine, she also wrote column on politics and publication in the magazine. It is clear that after her column in the New York magazine she became more engaged in the women’s movement. In 1971 Steinem joined other feminists in forming the National Women’s Political Caucus, which basically worked on behalf of women’s issues. After this Steinman took the lead in in launching the feminist Ms magazine, which was later, inserted into the New York
In this magazine Steinman talked about things like domestic violence. The Ms magazine was the first national publication to feature on its cover in 1976. Steinman also faced a lot of hardships in her life. Other feminists criticised Steinman because of her ‘glamorous image’ they also questioned her commitment to the feminist movement. After this in 1986, Steinem faced a very personal challenge when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and fortunately enough for her she got to beat the disease with treatment. After this in 1992 Steinem wrote a book called ‘Revolution from within’ which was basically a book about self-esteem. This book backlashed because some feminist believed it was about a retreat from social