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The Schmooze Amazon’s ‘The Glorias’ to address critical dearth of Gloria Steinem biopics
There’s a new Gloria Steinem biopic in town — and based on the trailer, it’s pretty much indistinguishable from the last. If you couldn’t get enough of “Mrs. America,” the FX series that chronicles the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment and the rise of anti-feminist archvillain Phyllis Schlafly, you’ll probably want to devote two…
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Culture When Gloria Steinem and Phyllis Schlafly battled for the American soul
“Mrs. America” begins with a cake. It’s a fluffy, gorgeous dome of meringue, left isolated and static on the screen before being shuttled into a crowded political fundraiser. At the fundraiser, the wives of the local elite put on a fashion show; backstage, they chat unhappily about the threat of “women’s libbers.” That housewives-versus-libbers clash…
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Fast Forward Gloria Steinem Slams Netanyahu Over Omar-Tlaib Ban
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the Israeli government barred Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s congressional delegation to the West Bank. Steinem, who is Jewish vowed to never visit Israel under Netanyahu’s rule, stating that his ban was “a welcome sign that I never have to enter…
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The Schmooze Gloria Steinem Declares Allegiance To Women’s March, Shouts Out Jewish Voice For Peace
[ Feminist and Jewish icon Gloria Steinem declared her total allegiance to the national Women’s March movement on Saturday, in spite of the roiling controversies and accusations of anti-Semitism that have been leveled against some of the march’s top leadership. Steinem took the small stage in New York City’s Foley Square on Saturday morning wrapped…
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The Schmooze Gloria Steinem Wrote A List Called ‘Ten Ways Kavanaugh’s Victory Could Be Worse’
Sometimes — specifically right now — it feels like things in the world couldn’t possibly be worse. And Gloria Steinem seems like the last person who would ever claim anyone should be grateful that we’re just living in a time when a president who brags about assaulting women supports a man thrice-accused sexual crimes, helping…
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The Schmooze Gloria Steinem Hates Lipstick But Made A Lip Balm To Benefit Incarcerated Women
“I never wear lipstick,” Gloria Steinem told Vogue. “But I can support a lip balm.” Steinem is a human rights icon, a celebrated writer, and a living hero of history. She also happens to be a paragon of gorgeous style. What’s a girl to do? In Steinem’s case, the answer is a genius workaround —…
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The Schmooze Gloria Steinem Says She Made Vice CEO Cry
Gloria Steinem is a true one-of-a-kind. The feminist icon came of age at a time when famous people weren’t subject to a deluge of uninformed opinions railing on about each and every word and action they perform over a 24 hour period. She is a saint like figure who has managed to maintain her moral…
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