Biography: Gloria Steinem - Ms. America

• Genre: History
• Movie Type: Social History, Gender Issues
• Run Time: 50 minutes

Plot

This program presents the biography of Gloria Steinem, women's movement activist, and founder of Ms. magazine. The story examines how Steinem's troubled childhood and early years shaped her political and social sensibility. It recounts her famous journalistic coup, in which she took a job as a Playboy bunny to investigate Hugh Hefner's empire. Building on the recognition she received for her investigative report, Steinem became a spokeswoman for the special issues of women. She spoke out for equality in the workplace and reproductive rights, at a time when few would dare. Archival news footage, photographs, and interviews with those who know her best give an in-depth picture of this articulate champion of equal rights and opportunity for women. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide