First published 2015
Gloria Steinem opens her memoir by examining how her formative years set her on a path of perpetual movement. The renowned writer and activist had never shared this particular story before: how traveling became her way of life, her method of listening to people, and her means of creating social change. Steinem traces her personal development alongside the evolution of the equality movement she helped build. She shows how being on the road became both her organizing strategy and her approach to learning from others. The book chronicles her growth as an organizer while revealing the experiences that made constant travel essential to her work. At its core, this memoir explores how movement and activism intertwined to define Steinem's life and mission.
Genres: feminism, autobiography, biography-memoir, activism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: memoir, personal-development
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
276 pages · Hardcover · Random House