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Gloria Steinem once said, "If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?" The writer, editor and feminist leader has been an activist for over 30 years. Following in the footsteps of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Margaret Sanger, she is arguably the most influential, revered and inspiring feminist agent of change in America today.
After graduating with a degree in government from Smith College in 1956, Steinem worked as a journalist. In 1968, she cofounded New York magazine. When New York state appointed a commission of 14 men and a nun to investigate the issue of abortion, Steinem's feminism was galvanized. Always active in political and social causes, the young woman from Ohio became a major feminist leader in the late 1960s. In 1971, she cofounded Ms. magazine (where she continues to serve as contributing editor) and co-convened the National Women's Political Caucus. She is also a founding member of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and has been active in peace and civil rights campaigns, Vietnam War protests and political campaigns for candidates like Robert Kennedy and Shirley Chisholm.
Steinem's bestselling books include "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" (1983), "Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem" (1992) and "Moving Beyond Words/Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking the Boundaries of Gender" (1995).
Listen to Salon columnist Janelle Brown speak with Gloria Steinem about the importance of this presidential election for reproductive rights.
The abortion doctor
Susan Wicklund has received death threats and worn a bulletproof vest to work. But what really scares her, she writes in "This Common Secret," is the war on reproductive rights.
By Eryn Loeb, Salon
How abortion changed the world
From a sketchy underground doctor to the American fight against communism, a look at the unlikely forces that helped spread global family planning.
By Michelle Goldberg, Salon
What's wrong with the new pro-lifers
The progressive anti-abortion movement still doesn't truly value the life and identity of the mother.
By Frances Kissling, Salon
Is there a next generation of abortion providers?
As if the threat of violence and divisive politics weren't enough, getting trained is almost impossible.
By Kate Harding, Salon
When abortion was a crime
Reagan, an assistant professor of history, medicine and women's studies at the University of Illinois, dedicates her disturbing work on abortion in America before Roe v. Wade to "the lives of... women who died trying to control their reproduction."
The abortion debate
An incredibly interesting debate that looks at both the pros and cons of abortion from a secularist viewpoint.
Scientology Accused of Forced Abortions, Crimes in Oz
RNC Ditches Employee Abortion Coverage 
Did Health Reform Have To Come At the Cost Our Rights?
The Stupak Effect on Women's Health