![]() She says that, for most of her life, she has let the road carry her along instead of choosing a set path. ![]() Steinem describes how fascinating and freeing life on the road is. She understands whom she’s speaking for, and why their voices matter because she gets to know them. This allows her to invest herself in many different causes, which is how became a spokeswoman for so many campaigns. She is constantly evolving and changing perspective because she doesn’t stay in one place for long. Steinem looks at the different reasons she travels so much, and how the people she has met along the way shaped her outlook. Being on the road is home to her, as it has been ever since she was a little girl. ![]() ![]() Steinem doesn’t expect to ever settle down to a permanent residence in any one place. Steinem introduces My Life on the Road with a chapter called “Road Signs” in which she explains that having spent most of her life on the road, it is time she sat down and wrote about her experiences. In 2005, she launched the Women’s Media Center with the help of Jane Fonda. She is the founder of numerous projects dedicated to women’s rights. ![]() A feminist, journalist, and activist, Steinem was a nationally recognized spokeswoman for women’s movement during the 1960s and 1970s. Praised for being candid in her writing, the book’s critical reception was overwhelmingly positive. In her memoir, My Life on the Road (2015), Gloria Marie Steinem tells her story of traveling, creating change, and most importantly, finding herself. ![]()
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