Other Facts: Steinem's grandmother, Pauline Perlmutter Steinem, was the president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Did not spend a full year in school until age twelve. She began her journalism ...

The feminist activist, who relies mostly on moisturizer, was tapped to promote a beauty campaign about self-acceptance. Plus, a SoHo salon that evokes Southern France. By Ruth La Ferla In its first ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. 1956-1958 – Lives in India on a Chester Bowles Fellowship. 1960 – Moves to New York and begins working at Help! magazine.