Steinem organised marches and quickly became a draw at demonstrations, although she admitted later that she found talking to the huge crowds “utterly terrifying”. After Congress failed to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1970 – legislation granting women equal rights to men – Steinem co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus with fellow feminist
READ MOREOne shaped and delivered the language of feminism. The other rejected the label but showed how feminism can be done: with a microphone dusted in rhinestones, and without apology. Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton embodied two towering versions of the same idea: that women should know themselves well enough to make their own choices about
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