"Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. The seeds were planted: Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. In vivid stories that span an entire career, Steinem writes about her time on the campaign trail, from Bobby Kennedy to Hillary Clinton; her early exposure to social activism in India, and the decades spent organizing ground-up movements in America; the taxi drivers who were "vectors of modern myths" and the airline stewardesses who embraced the feminist revolution; and the infinite, surprising contrasts, the "surrealism in everyday life" that Steinem encountered as she traveled back and forth across the country. With the unique perspective of one of the greatest feminist icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, here is an inspiring, profound, enlightening memoir of one woman's life-long journey"--
This book is beautiful and inspirational and I am so glad I read it.
As a writer, Gloria Steinem pens with eloquence and grace. But it is her stories that trapped me - the adventures in her own life as she traveled across America and the stories she collected with several decades on the road. Not everyone could embrace the nomadic lifestyle, but in doing show she gained experiences and made such a big difference in the women's rights movement. I am impressed, and I am so grateful.
Not once does Steinem claim these things for herself - she speaks with humility and ingenuity. There are so many gold nuggets tucked into the pages of this memoir that it's one I know I will need to read again so I can appreciate it fully. If you are interested in the democratic campaign trail, feminism, minority voices, or women's rights, My Life on the Road is an absolute must-read.
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