“Living in trailer parks is sobering, let’s put it that way,” Ms. Steinem said. The movement itself was split into factions like New York Radical Women, New York Radical Feminists and the Feminists, along with Betty Friedan’s more mainstream National Organization for Women. “One thing about Gloria, quintessential Gloria, is that she sees herself in community with diverse groups of women, including formerly incarcerated women. On the short walk over, a young woman stopped Ms. Steinem to thank her for being an inspiration. As Ms. Steinem climbed the hill toward her bench, the man sitting there appeared to know who she was.

Source: New York Times October 07, 2016 18:51 UTC