Gloria Steinem

Hello! My name is Gloria. I was born a long, long time ago, in the year 1934. When I was a little girl, my family and I traveled all around in a home on wheels! We didn't live in just one house. This meant I got to see so many new places and meet lots of different people. I learned that even though we all look different on the outside, inside our hearts, we are a lot alike. Everyone wants to be happy, safe, and loved.

As I grew up in the 1960s, I started to notice something that didn't feel right. Sometimes, people said that girls could only do certain things, and boys could only do other things. They would say, 'That's a boy's job,' or 'That's a girl's game.' I thought, 'That's not fair!' I believed that everyone, whether they were a boy or a girl, should be able to do whatever they dream of doing. If you want to be a doctor, or an artist, or an astronaut, you should be able to try!

I loved to write stories and talk to people. So, I decided to use my words to help make things fair. In the year 1972, I helped start a special magazine. I wrote in magazines and books, and I traveled around to talk to people about being kind and equal to one another. I wanted to make sure every single person knew they were important and could follow their biggest dreams. And I am still working today to help make the world a fairer place for everyone.