Après le black power, la libération des femmes

by Gloria Steinem, Marguerite Capelle (Translator)

Figure incontournable du féminisme, Gloria Steinem a toujours milité aux côtés de femmes afro-américaines. Très tôt, elle comprend que le mouvement féministe et celui des droits civiques partagent une même mécanique : leur projet de créer un monde pour tous, rassembleur, se heurte à de fortes résistances, à des violences et à des replis de la société. Pourtant, il ne faut pas se décourager, car, rappelle-t-elle, leurs idées vont dans le sens de l’Histoire. C’est le propos qu’elle tient dans Après le Black Power, la libération des femmes et qui la propulse, en 1971, sur le devant de la scène. Comment j’ai commencé à écrire met en lumière le rapport que cette journaliste et activiste entretient avec l’écriture,source de son engagement. « Quand un Noir veut devenir médecin, on lui dit de faire vétérinaire, quand c’est une femme, on lui dit de faire infirmière. »

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A prominent writer and key counterculture era political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She was a columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms. magazine. In 1969, she published an article, " After Black Power, Women's Liberation", which, along with her early support of abortion rights, catapulted her to national fame as a feminist leader.

In 2005, Steinem worked alongside Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan to co-found the Women's Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media and leadership training, and the creation of original content. Steinem currently serves on the board of the organization. She continues to involve herself in politics and media affairs as a commentator, writer, lecturer, and organizer, campaigning for candidates and reforms and publishing books and articles.