![]() ![]() But there has been a groundswell recently to destigmatize abortions (particularly via the #ShoutYourAbortion Twitter movement), and Steinem's declaration that she got an abortion - and that it changed her life for the better - is one of the most straightforward, personal, and deeply heartfelt examples we've seen yet. The dedication in Gloria Steinham’s new book. "īut she had never revealed the doctor's name before now, at his request: Steinem’s portrait of Leo turns a brighter light on her feminism and her nomadic way of life. A year later he began traveling after reading about the life of Jack. She recently went into more detail for NPR, detailing how desperate she was to get the abortion so she wouldn't have to settle into "a life that wasn't. He wrote his first novel at eleven and at seventeen he decided to become a writer. ![]() Steinem has discussed her abortion before, though not until her mid-30s. John Sharpe, a British doctor who referred Steinem for an illegal abortion in 1957, when she was 22 years old. ![]() The dedication in My Life on the Road is made out to Dr. Gloria Steinem's new book My Life on the Road came out this week, and readers only had to get through one page to gain sharper insight into the activist's storied life. ![]()
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