Gloria Steinem: Champion of Women's Rights

Signature Lives

by Nancy Garhan Attebury

A biography profiling the life of feminist Gloria Steinem. Includes source notes and timeline.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published May 30, 2006

Reviews

[Rose Snipes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing! This book helped me with research that I need for a literary theory paper and it gave me the information that I desperately needed! I highly recommend y’all to read this book.

[Kristen Glenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about the life and work of Gloria Steinem in connection to feminism. We learn some about her background as a child and young adult mainly as a means to show us her later works as a "champion of women's rights". This small book captures some of those efforts in summarizing her ideas in her speeches, her beliefs, her start of Ms. Magazine, her other writings, and her involvement in politically bettering the lives of women.

I enjoyed the book. I did not know anything about Gloria Steinem nor her work. I appreciated reading about someone who truly believed in something and not only spoke openly about those beliefs but showed through her actions how she would live. Where I do not completely agree with all the same things that Gloria does, I do believe along with her that "in the end, it's not about masculine, feminist, or hyper-feminist; it's about humanity." I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to understand the feminist movement a little better and see a strong individual live her beliefs to the fullest.

NOTE: This is a YA book. Non-fiction is one of those genres within YA that only one of the two indicators need apply--marketed to young people. There is not enough YA nonfiction to have the second indicator (protagonist needs to be ages 12-18). The reason I say this is still YA is that Common Core requires the reading of non-fiction. Finding books marketed to young adults can help with readability when meeting the demands of this standard.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gloria Steinem's life and work as a leader in the woman's liberation movement in the United States is a real true life story. Gloria parents divorced when she was 10 years old, she took care of her mother for many years, before moving to D.C. to live with her sister. After graduating high school Gloria attended, Smith, an all women's college and had the opportunity to study abroad junior year in France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. Gloria's life in college, lead to more opportunities to study abroad and make difficult decisions in life and make a difference in the lives of others.

[Priscilla Call]

Gloria Steinem is truly an incredible woman. From her very first couple of years, all the way up to the present day, Steinem has shown spunk, courage, drive, and passion in all that she does. She has chosen to dedicate her life to the cause of feminism. Throughout the book, one will learn of her many achievements.

Attebury writes this biography at a very good pace, I feel. She does not overwhelm the reader with in depth detail, but certainly enough that the reader has a very good grasp on just what Steinem has truly done in her day. I found it to be, overall, a very well written book.