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An activist, a leader, a woman. Gloria Steinem has dedicated her life to fighting for equality. Steinem first entered the political world through journalism. Starting out has a freelance journalist, she wrote for many popular magazines. Her first major career assignment, and perhaps the breakthrough to her feminist movement, was an investigative piece on the working conditions of Playboy Bunnies. She revealed the tough working conditions and grueling hours of these women. After this piece, she continued her career in journalism, pushing her farther and farther into the political world, even working directly under well-known democrats. After firmly establishing herself in the journalism and political worlds, she helped to start the second wave of feminism after protests during protests against the Vietnam War. She was an avid supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, a bill to be passed for 100% equality between men and women across the board. She also founded and was the editor of [|Ms. Magazine] in 1972, a well known magazine that advocated women’s rights and feminism and is still thriving today. She had become a well known feminist leader, known for her wit, charm, and intelligence.

She participated in and was involved in many organizations that supported women's rights, including the [|National Women's Political Caucus], which met first in February 1973 and was dedicated to getting more women involved in politics, which is something that was very important to Steinem. Steinem published many books, being extremely well-written and well spoken. She is still very well-known as a feminist leader even today and continues to write and speak of women's rights, and is still very much immersed in politics.