On Sunday, March 25th, the mother of modern feminism, Gloria Steinem, turns 78.  Still active, Gloria Steinem participated earlier this month in the Women in the World Summit held in New York.  The founder of Ms Magazine in 1972, Steinem has been a writer and feminist leader for over 30 years and it appears she’s nowhere near retirement. Steinem is currently working on Road to the Heart: America as if Everyone Mattered, a book about her decades as a feminist organizer.

In 1963, Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny for Show magazine and reported firsthand how the Bunnies were badly treated.  The article helped Gloria become a household name and further inspired people to join the women’s movement of the 1960s. She helped lead a women’s revolution in the 1960’s which became known as the women’s liberation movement in the 60’s.

To read more about Gloria’s history and her books, visit her website at http://www.gloriasteinem.com.