The War Against NixonGloria Steinem on the backlash in the days after the Kent State shootings.
ByGloria Steinem
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More Hot-Weather SpecialsGloria Steinem introduces a new abbreviation, neither Mrs. nor Miss, in this 1970 column. “How do you pronounce ‘Ms.’?”
ByGloria Steinem
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Getting Rich Off WelfareIn this story from the January 18, 1971, issue of New York, Gloria Steinem writes about the grim state of welfare services in New York City.
ByGloria Steinem
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Sisterhood“These deep and personal connections of women often ignore barriers … all the barriers that, in male or mixed society, seem so difficult to cross.”
ByGloria Steinem
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The Death and Life of Truman Capote“My life is so strange — it’s not like anybody else’s,” Capote said. And it wasn’t — his friendships and feuds were more intense, his talent greater.
Tom Wolfe’s Worldview Came Into Focus In New YorkThe new documentary “Radical Wolfe” captures a singular writer whose story is bound up with our own—as you can read in his freshly-digitized archive.
ByChristopher Bonanos
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The Ultimate Power: Seeing ’Em JumpThe exercise of power brings rewards beyond merely controlling policy or money. To many, the ultimate reward is that of getting people to jump.