Gloria Steinem - Worry less about solutions from the top or the ide

Worry less about solutions from the top or the idea that there is a solution, but try to do whatever you can and instill in each action the values that you want to result.

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Steinem, Gloria. Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983.

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About the Author

Gloria Steinem

Born: March 25, 1934
Nationality: American
Profession: Writer Journalist For Ms. New York Magazines

Biography

Gloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist journalist and social political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the American feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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