{"product_id":"gloria-steinem-her-passions-politics-and-mystique-9781504085632","title":"Gloria Steinem: Her Passions, Politics, and Mystique","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a new afterword: A “richly detailed” biography of the iconic feminist based on interviews with friends, family, colleagues, and Steinem herself (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Going beyond Gloria Steinem’s public persona, this biography provides an in-depth portrait of the famed activist—covering her family of origin, Smith College education, travels in India, founding of \u003ci\u003eMs. \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and much more—drawn from fifty hours of interviews with Steinem, as well as conversations with more than two hundred people in her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stern’s biography is sympathetic but critical about the woman who was once perhaps the foremost figure of American feminism. . . . Follows its subject from her childhood with a mentally ill mother and ne’er-do-well father through her rise in the women’s movement.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Feminist icon, goddess, social climber, bunny—who is Gloria Steinem? All of the above, according to [this] serious new biography. . . . A real look at Steinem off the public platform.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Avoiding esoteric psychological or feminist theorizing, Stern still provides a clear context for Steinem’s development both as a public figure and as an exemplar of the movement that seeks to have women define themselves as autonomous individuals.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187920724311,"sku":"9781504085632","price":26.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gloria-steinem-her-passions-politics-and-mystique-9781504085632","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}